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Jeffrey

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Jeffrey (1995)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:13

Rotten:9

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Comedies

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

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A charming, proudly old-fashioned screwball comedy.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Barry Walters
Barry Walters
San Francisco Examiner

If you think Priest got people's dander up, Jeffrey will have them running for their Saturday night specials, snickersnees, and heart pills.

Full Review Source: PopcornQ | comment Comment
04/23/02
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
PopcornQ

A clever, biting and funny movie about gay love in the age of AIDS.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

Warm and witty, but short on stamina.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine

No review available.

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07/26/02
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

Outstanding comedy. Effectively portrays the romance of gay relationships, with a Woody Allen tone of comedy.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

If nothing else, Rudnick and director Christopher Ashley know how to keep the audience off balance and in stitches.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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A warm and humorous -- as well as a sad and moving -- exploration of all-too-human relationships.

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06/05/02
Jean Oppenheimer
Jean Oppenheimer
Boxoffice Magazine

It comes with a superficially sunny sitcom adorableness that ... mixes well with Rudnick's smart, scathing, urban and very dark one-liners.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

A miscast lead, but Patrick Stewart makes it all worthwhile.

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09/23/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Rudnick, adapting his off-Broadway hit, deftly blends uproarious fun and touching gravity.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
05/12/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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02/21/03
Rob Blackwelder
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01/01/00
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle

Some of this is amusing but most simply isn't funny enough to support off-the-wall antics laced with poignancy.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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.

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06/18/02
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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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.

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08/10/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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07/10/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

While this may sound intriguing, the picture merely jumps around clumsily from incident to incident.

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01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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Wildly uneven, and it aims at the lowest common denominator in its exceedingly broad comedy.

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02/13/01
Kevin Thomas
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Los Angeles Times
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05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly
 
 
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