hjames-97822 As an older gay man I have learned to to emotionally stuff my feelings down a long dark hole. I never even cried at my father's funeral. And felt guilty for it. But frankly, I wept and wept repeatedly after watching this documentary.You will first be angry at the cruelty and inhumanity shown to Shane (the surviving partner of this gay couple) by the family of his dead lover. Their inability to come to terms with both the sexuality and the death of their child is a living horror story. You will want to reach through the screen and smack Tom's mother right in the head. Then you will rethink.You can not escape ultimately feeling sorry for them. So bitter, so cruel, so filled with hate for what their son really was they are coming apart emotionally at the seams. And they will do--anything--to try and erase reality and history.I watched it a second time. What a lesson in living, the shortness of life and the need to say over and over to those who matter that you love them.Tap-Tap-Tap. Gotta go. I'll start crying again...and then I'll be inspired. Again.

info-898-492877 As a gay man with a partner this film really struck the heart strings. It caries a powerful message that in America not all couples are equal or have equal rights. I feel this film made a big splash because of its trailer and the pre-movie video that went viral and the fact that OWN picked it up also played a factor. On the technical side of it there were some things I didn't like hence my 8 out of 10 rating. I feel this area probably hurt the film. I am a photographer and a Director of Photography and some of the shots were so far out of the box for me that it was distracting because it wasn't pleasing to the eye such as framing, but over all great film that more people should see.

Alea Eames This movie is one of the most heart-felt, touching, and tragic things that I have ever witnessed. I felt every emotion within Shane and I could not help but cry hysterically at several parts. This movie, saddening yet unexplainable beauty, should be viewed by everyone. This couple is such an inspiration to me, and they really made me see what is important in my life. The love that I felt between these partners, is something that I could only imagine holding in my hands. R.I.P. Tom. I love you both deeply, and I pray that Shane continues to stay strong and carry on with his message. You two are such an inspiration to me and this documentary is amazing. The strength that Shane holds is something that I can only dream of. God bless both of you and your partnership, I only wish that all of your life goals/dreams could have been made reality before he passed. You were a beautiful pair of soul-mates <3. Hold Tom in your heart forever Shane, and I hope that one day you two can reunite. LGBT rights should be everywhere, and same-sex rights should be given to EVERY human being. You, Me, every person that is out there; should be given the right to love openly and freely. Love is love and nobody should be deprived of that. SAME SEX MARRIAGE NEEDS TO BE LEGALIZED EVERYWHERE. Watch this movie and you will forever think the same. My love goes out to everyone struggling with rights, and to anyone that has been denied the privilege to love freely. I recommend this documentary to all, just prepare for the tears.

jm10701 I'm old. I'm not young like Tom and Shane. I'm fat and homely; I'm not fit and beautiful like Tom and Shane. I've never been to Egypt or Paris or Machu Picchu or any of the other marvelous places they went together. I've never been in love, never had a serious lover or a husband or a partner or a relationship anything like theirs. I've lived alone all my life.I tend to envy and resent people who have what I don't have; so what surprises more than any of you can know is that I'm not jealous of them, at all. I don't resent their youth or their beauty or their passion or their happiness or the adventures they shared or the delight they had in each other.From my point of view, their story is a beautiful story of REAL love, of a blessed life, a holy life together that very, very, VERY few people ever know - maybe one in a hundred million, if even that many.At my age I tend to see things long term, not because I'm wise but only because I'm old. I can't help it. When I look at things I see them in the context of centuries, not years. So when I look at Tom and Shane I don't see tragedy; I don't see injustice; I don't see the hateful, ignorant, fearful cruelty in some of the people around them.Like it or not, those things are ephemeral. They don't last forever. LOVE lasts forever. Joy lasts forever. Beauty lasts forever. What Shane and Tom had will last forever, because, folks, Tom is not dead in any way that matters.Bodies die, but the persons who live in the bodies never die. Tom is as real and as alive now as he was when Shane kissed him in front of the Eiffel Tower. He left here early, but a thousand years from now that won't matter at all, because they'll have been back together a lot longer than they were apart. That's the wonderful gift this movie gives to anyone who can receive it.