Detective Nick Devivo (Parker Posey) is assigned to investigate the apparent suicide of Matt Shapiro (Don McKellar) –- one of several recent suicidesthe Chelsea district of NYC.
Soon she is talking to Brian Knight (Brent Carver) who runs a holistic center for people with AIDS. Brian had been present when Matt died.
Matt’s mother Lila (Olympia Dukakis) and sister Dana (Sarah Polley) have accepted the fact that Matt was gay, had AIDS and took his own life, but his other sister, Gaby Shapiro-Schnell (Joanna P. Adler), is angry and bitter. When questioned by Nick, Gaby goes to Matt’s apartment and finds evidence that there was a celebration of life just prior to Matt’s death.
Also appearing are Jane Leeves as Matt’s lesbian friend and psychologist Mona Rothschild; Dick Latessa as Uncle Leo; Rejean J. Cournoyer as the gossipy queen Rory; Chaz Thorne as Chris, Nick’s brother and a cop who Nick recruits to secret into gay club to find evidence; Chase Duffy as the assistant district attorney.
Making a case for assisted suicide for terminally ill people.
Directed by Thom Fitzgerald.
Run time: 1 hour, 50 minute
Rated R.
My personal rating: B-
