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Jeffrey (1995)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:13
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.1/10
Synopsis: When the condom breaks in the middle of sex, the terrified Jeffrey concludes that it's high time to protect himself from AIDS by swearing off sex for good. However, the minute he makes this... When the condom breaks in the middle of sex, the terrified Jeffrey concludes that it's high time to protect himself from AIDS by swearing off sex for good. However, the minute he makes this decision, he walks into the gym and spies the beautiful Steve, pumping iron and ready for an intimate encounter. And every time the newly celibate Jeffrey rejects Steve's provocative advances, it becomes a little harder to say no. Soon, Jeffrey realizes that Steve is the man of his dreams... until he finds out that his beloved is HIV positive. [More]
Starring: Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart, Bryan Batt
Starring: Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart, Bryan Batt, Sigourney Weaver, Kathy Najimy, Christine Baranski, Nathan Lane, Olympia Dukakis
Director: Christopher Ashley
Director: Christopher Ashley
Reviews for Jeffrey
As written by Paul Rudnick (Premiere's Libby Gelman-Waxner), this is a mildly amusing but unsuccessful vignettish attempt to make a gay comedy about AIDS in which the characters' exuality is outfront, exuberant, and unapologetic.
Outstanding comedy. Effectively portrays the romance of gay relationships, with a Woody Allen tone of comedy.
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.
A warm and humorous -- as well as a sad and moving -- exploration of all-too-human relationships.
If you think Priest got people's dander up, Jeffrey will have them running for their Saturday night specials, snickersnees, and heart pills.
Rudnick, adapting his off-Broadway hit, deftly blends uproarious fun and touching gravity.
Wildly uneven, and it aims at the lowest common denominator in its exceedingly broad comedy.
Some of this is amusing but most simply isn't funny enough to support off-the-wall antics laced with poignancy.
While this may sound intriguing, the picture merely jumps around clumsily from incident to incident.
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