Highly praised, surprisingly intelligent drama. Sensitive performance by Quinn in one of the first TV films to focus on the devastating effects of HIV. Rowlands adeptly displays her acting talents as the despairing mother.

Unusually good telefilm. Material better worked out than normal for this sort of thing, and the performances of the veterans -- Rowlands, Gazzara, and Sidney -- are all there. Glover damn near steals the show from them all, and not only adds some much-needed smartass humor to a movie that could easily have been too didactic and sanctimonious, but totally nails the crass devil-may-care attitude of numerous gay people I have known