I've always denied this movie for thinking it'd be silly and melodramatic, but it was, actually, quite a surprise. As said below, it's a very beautiful/sensitive portrait of growing old and coming out with well-dosed tones of drama and humor. The use of music is particulary pleasant as well.
This is why I tell my friends I am sick of US gay cinema. This film tells the story of coming of age and coming out in the tough streets of a London Housing project. It is poignant and very uplifting. I will never be able to listen to the song "I am 16 going on 17" without a lump in my throat. Wonderfully Done .
Lover, friend, enemy, mother, son, neighbors, no matter who you are, in the end let's go down to the street and dance.
Sunny, pleasant but very undemanding rites of passage drama. We’ve been here time and time again with this film little more than a routine, warm bath in the canon.