Fresh
Takes on a plethora of phobias. Homophobia, racial prejudice and age discrimination are among its targets, and it hits them squarely and fairly.
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News
Overview
A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
76%
Tomatometer
Rotten
An uneven but provocative drama.
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
A very good drama about the difficulties of being young, black, and gay. With a bigger budget and a sharper focus, it might have been a great one.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh
Works far better as an idea than its execution.
Bjorn Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
Ambitious but clumsy, it's a movie to appreciate rather than to be engaged by.
Ellen Fox, Chicago Tribune
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