The author's point, that these people can be tiresome, is made. Since many of the characters are appalling, the things they do are sometimes physically disgusting. More often, though, ''I' m Losing You '' is far above that. AIDS is a salient fact of life in this universe, as in the real one, and Mr. Wagner has been paying attention. His characters have incorporated it into their humor.
Opportunists profit by brokering the life insurance policies of dying men.
Once you hand them the money, they tend to shoot it straight into their arms. I' m Losing You '' may stop short of brilliance, but it's pretty fabulous and its message is trenchant.