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 This movie is so touching, and I am not ashmed to say that I was balling at the end. Me and my boyfriend Jason watched it, and it was just so moving. I just want to tell all those people out there, this is a movie to go out and rent.
The movie focuses mainly on the plight of Nick (Eric Roberts). What could possibly be the problem? What else...he's dying of AIDS. Nick actually has almost an entire wall of photos of friends of his. Who are they? Who else...they are people Nick knew who have died of AIDS. It's amazing that there are any gay people left in this country judging by how many are dropping like flies in most gay themed movies. So what is Nick like? Well, he is rather snippy, has a good fashion sense, claps his hands a lot and makes lots of biting remarks. Oh yeah, he also likes to listen to plenty of Erasure. He finds out that he is at an advanced stage of his disease and he decides he wants to die with dignity. Lots of gay guys and some straight women are invited to a farewell party he's throwing. Of course, there aren't any straight guys because a gay guy couldn't possibly have any of those as friends. I found this movie to be quite trite and demeaning. The stereotyping shows a complete lack of knowledge about real life. Also, Nick isn't a very sympathetic character and it is only made worse by introducing his disease very early in the film, before we have had the chance to get attached to him. The writer/director was none other than Randal Kleiser. He's the genius who has brought us such groundbreaking films such as "The Blue Lagoon", "Big Top Pee-wee" and "Honey, I Blew Up The Kid". It's amazing that someone of this caliber couldn't bring us a more realistic and touching look at the devastation of AIDS and our own mortality. That's a shame because it is such an important topic.
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"It's My Party" brings together a huge list of familiar faces. They probably worked for peanuts and thought they were making a powerful, moving film. Instead, what was made was a generic and rather insulting film.
This is a very unconventional movie. I hadn't heard anything about it when it was released. You'd think that since one of the main topics is impending death, the whole movie would be pretty morbid. In fact, although there is a definite underlying sadness throughout the whole movie, one has to admire Nick (the main character) for his upbeat attitude. I don't want to give too much away, as it would ruin the effect of the movie. My friend who watched it with me mentioned that it had an "indie" feel to it. Definitely not the normal gloss and correctness of mainstream Hollywood. I'd definitely see it again.
