This documentary is nearly twenty years old now, and it follows a gay couple as they navigate the stressful and exciting journey of their first pregnancy through surrogacy. You get to see it all— the hope, the nerves, and the dramatic hurdles they have to clear along the way. Back in the day, this was probably a massive deal, but since I’ve known a few gay couples who’ve gone through this exact process, some parts felt a bit dated to me. I liked bits and pieces of it, but I also felt like the film stays pretty surface-level. It doesn't really dive into the deep, complicated reality of life after the baby actually arrives. If only raising a kid were actually as simple as this movie makes it look! Erik and Mark have been together in New York for ten years, and since they feel solid in their relationship, they decide they’re ready to raise a child. They start the hunt for a surrogate and eventually connect with Wen, a wife and mom from Maine who agrees to carry the baby for a standard...
The story is simple. David, middle of the three brothers is wrapping up his father's estate after his death. Amongst other things, he finds a box of letters which have not been catalogued, which is very unlike his father. When he realizes that the letters are actually love letters written by another man, curiosity gets better of him and he wants to go meet this man and understand why his father was leading a secret life and was he really involve with another man. He decides to meet Juan, a meeting that doesn't go very well at first. Juan then visits David to read all letters and tells him the story of how they met and all.
A black and white film in today's time with only two principal actors leading the show is a risky proposition. On top of that when it has a very theatrical feel and full of monologues. I completely had lost my interest after first 30 minutes when I realized that even the conversations between David and Juan were so made up and artificial. As actors the two do a splendid job, actually but its the direction that fails according to me. A very good looking David was the only watchable thing about this film. Role of Juan is actually played by an actress, which I realized only while I was watching the film and felt something was different. This film could have been so much more into a study of past, heartbreak, melancholy and being gay in 'those' times but this film falls way short of all this. (3/10)
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