Longtime Companion
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Movie Reviews of Longtime Companion
Movie Review: The Plague Continues, and so does this Film
Summary: 4 Stars
A wise and satisfying drama, "Longtime Companion" was one of the first mainstream films to deal with the issue of AIDS and its devastating impact on the lives of gay men in the US. Bruce Davison shines in an Oscar-nominated performance and the rest of the cast is equally grand. But the disease itself is the main attraction here, both as a metaphor for all thats been lost and as a dramatic plot device for all the remains to do in the battle against it. Perhaps no other film - before or since - has captured the paradox of living with AIDS and dying FROM AIDS - two distinct life and worldviews that anyone with HIV, Cancer or other life-threatening ailments must confront on their own terms, day in and day out. ...A landmark achievement that won't soon be forgotten by anyone who has confronted a life-threatening illness of any kind, or those who love someone who has.Movie Review: Good story line but skips a bit
Summary: 4 Stars
I'd heard a lot about this movie and finnaly got my hands on it. I expected a tear jerker like "It's My Party" but it only lived half up to the tear-pulling ideology. Longtime Companion is about a group of friends in New York when the sudden discovery of a "gay cancer" begins. The rumors start and one by one the friends drop like flies. The movie follows them through the 80's but you don't really get a good feeling for who is who and what is what. By the end i was a little confused as to what characters I was watching and who they were when the whole thing started. Longtime Companion is a good movie but its failing is that it skips around. You're watching one scene then suddenly it will display a date and you're suddenly somewhere else looking at an entirely different scene. Watch it twice and it will make more sense.
Movie Review: Tragedy and Compassion with a Wonderfully Comic Edge
Summary: 4 Stars
There are a great many gay themed films available today, but when Longtime Companion was released, it was but one of a small handful of films brave enough to paint gay characters with empathetic and intelligent brushstrokes - something that continues to beset filmmakers even today.
Set during the late 70's and on into the 80's the film is a bare bones and ruthlessly truthful before-and-after portrait of the devastating effects of the AIDS virus on a small group of close friends/lovers and on the wider gay community. Very funny, extremely moving, occasionally upsetting, whether you are a gay viewer or not, this film is a courageous celebration of the strength and frailty of the human spirit.
Movie Review: Very moving and (thankfully) Somewhat Dated
Summary: 4 Stars
This film is a wonder for many reasons: beautiful performances, sharp writing and directing, and SAD. When I first saw this - the sobbing in the theater was so intense that I thought I'd have to build an ark to get home. Now, Longtime Companion is still all of those things but a little dated. Advances in medicine haved moved us to a point where AIDS is not an immediate death sentence. Watching this film years later it does play a bit like "And Then There Were None" - but it still works. Watch it and remember if you lived through that era, watch it and be greatful if you did not.Movie Review: Amazing Film - Second Rate DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
Longtime Companion is one of the most powerful films about the AIDS crisis. It depicts how a group of friends are affected, and the profound losses they suffer. The film ought to be seen by anyone who feels unaffected by the crisis, and everyone who unfortunately has. MGM did not anamorphically enhance this DVD, but did provide a widescreen transfer. The image is second rate. Also, there are no extra bonus features to speak of.