The Event (2003)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Gay guy Matt has died from AIDS and Asst. D.A. Posey suspects something other than natural causes. In spite of these mysterious overtones, "The Event" spends most of it's time being a gay guy dying flick which deals with coming out to mom, visiting doc's, hanging with gay friends, talking about options, taking drug "cocktails", creeping symptoms, emotional contortions, philosophizing about life/death, etc. in a kind of muddled Mulligan stew of gay/straight family/friend relationship stuff via flashback. The ill focused story manages to pull itself together in the end and gives everyone in the audience (who is left) ample time to relish in the hopeful woe of the moment...and then ends all over again. Kinda sappy, full of stereotypes, quite disjointed, and poorly scripted, "The Event" has it's moments though they apparently went unnoticed by GLAAD. The bare bones DVD I watched also had no CC or subtitles or special features. Recommended for gays and anyone who have the stomach for another AIDS flick. (B-)

Congratulations to everyone who worked on this film! It is an immensely powerful movie that left me speechless. I had the opportunity to see this film at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival on Wednesday, October 8. Most of the audience was reduced to tears, as the story played out. Parker Posey and Olympia Dukakis gave stunning performances, and it is a crime that they will be not recognized by any award committees. Thank you to the filmmakers for creating such a cinematic triumph and for treating the subject with sensitivity and understanding. I recommend this movie to anyone who has ever seen a loved one suffer with an illness.

Addresses some important issues like assisted suicide. Some powerful scenes, but no overly likable characters. Slow moving and dreary. I know it wasn't meant to be carry a cheerful atmosphere, but it was just too bland. Not a film that would appeal to the brainwashed, general population of puppets who make most Hollywood films as popular and high grossing as they are. However, could have brought a little more to the table for the rest of the viewing audience as well. Not bad, but far from great.4/10

I was fortunate enough to see this film at the Sundance Film Festival, and while I was ostensibly in Park City for skiing, this film will stand out in my memory as the high point of the trip. Poignant, heartfelt, authentic, beautifully acted, outstanding direction, incredible script - I could go on...When the director of the film came out to address the audience before the screening, he commented about all the love that went into this film. This "touchy-feely" stuff tends to make me a bit uneasy, but in fact, every frame of this picture showed that love.This film is so utterly honest with it's subject - a gay man dying of AIDS, post 9/11 - that you wonder how a film like "Philadelphia" is still regarded in such high esteem. As a gay man, I felt "Philadelphia" was fraudulent - unreal - pure Hollywood sap. (I won't ever forget the scene when Hank's character, covered with KS lesions, is handed a newborn baby to cuddle. Yeah, that'd happen...)If you want the real thing, check out this amazing, wonderful film - we now just have to pray this masterpiece finds a distributor.The auditorium I saw this film in at Sundance probably held 1500 people. There wasn't a dry eye in the house.