Rotten
It's not a total bust, and some of the performances are charming, but it never matches the gleeful, irreverent mischief it had on stage.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
Jeffrey
Love is an adventure when one of you is sure... and the other is positive.
1995 · 1h 32m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Christopher Ashley
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Jeffrey
Overview
Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a sex-free existence, he meets the handsome Steve Howard, his dream man -- except for his HIV-positive status. Facing this dilemma, Jeffrey turns to his best friend and an outrageous priest for guidance.
Director and cast
- Christopher Ashley Director
- Steven Weber as Jeffrey
- Patrick Stewart as Sterling
- Michael T. Weiss as Steve Howard
- Bryan Batt as Darius
- Nathan Lane as Father Dan
- Sigourney Weaver as Debra Moorhouse
- Olympia Dukakis as Mrs. Marcangelo
- Robert Klein as Skip Winkley
- Christine Baranski as Ann Marwood Bartle
- Kathy Najimy as Acolyte
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
68%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Rudnick, adapting his off-Broadway hit, deftly blends uproarious fun and touching gravity.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
Wildly uneven, and it aims at the lowest common denominator in its exceedingly broad comedy.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
While this may sound intriguing, the picture merely jumps around clumsily from incident to incident.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Fresh
If nothing else, Rudnick and director Christopher Ashley know how to keep the audience off balance and in stitches.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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