Boys on the Side

This emotion-filled story stars Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, and Drew Barrymore as three women from different walks of life who find comfort in each other through tragedy. Parker plays Robin, an HIV-positive real estate executive who meets Jane (Goldberg), a lesbian lounge singer on her way ...more

An offbeat but engaging script by screenwriter and future director Don Roos elevates this standard girl empowerment/tearjerker drama to a level above the typical entries in its genre. While the film occasionally veers off into sketchy territory, great performances by a trio of actresses (with Whoopi Goldberg in particular earning well-deserved kudos for her atypical restraint) and Roos's trademark sly sense of humor keep the cheese factor low. There are times when the story's roots are showing, ...more