This is an HBO movie based on a true story. It's an interesting story and one I would like to read about, but not a good movie. The performances are great, but the tone is messed up.
Queen Latifah plays a recovered addict, HIV positive, who is now an AIDS activist working for an outreach program. Her husband (Bunk from the Wire) is also HIV positive, that's how she got it, and they are mostly happily married. That was the problem for me. The people in this show say all the right things and show no signs of strain. I show strain and I am not sick and taking massive meds and worried about losing my kids. I did not find these characters believable at all. As the show develops, you see Ana (Queen L) betray herself as the selfish person who was once an addict. This change in her personality, whether it's a true change or just jarring character notes, are so discordant that they are not believable either. The same is true for her husband.
Is this a writing problem or a directing problem? I don't know. This movie clocks in at 88 minutes, but it felt much longer. I would pass.
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