Three couples (plus one) converge at a beautiful English cottage to celebrate a birthday. Oh, my, what a bore … drama queens without a sense of drama. The inevitable comparisons to Big Chill and Boys in the Band only serve to remind us we’ve seen it all before. However, despite a strong sense of deja vu the actors do a great job of making these characters very real.

This insightful and vastly entertaining comedy-drama, depicting three troubled gay male couples, is both knowingly funny and unflinchingly on-target. The story revolves around an Easter weekend country retreat arranged for six young gay friends and bed-mates. But what begins as a relaxing time soon unravels into a series of bed-hopping, ego-bruising emotional turmoil to rival the grand-daddy of gay male angst films, The Boys in the Band! A hilariously painful dissection of gay men’s relationships — almost required viewing before calling U-Haul.

1997, 82 min

Country: Great Britain

Studio: First Run Features

Cast: James Dreyfus, Mark Sands, Michael Urwin, Andrew Abelson

Director: Neil Hunter, Tom Hunsinger