I agree with everyone that Marcus D'Amico was an impossible act to follow as Mouse in Tales Of The City, although Murray Bartlett was very easy to accept once it was obvious D'Amico was never going to return.
But my ultimate respect goes to Laura Linney, who always returned to the role of Mary...
It's almost impossible to get out from under the shadow of the 1970 film, and there were times when I was watching this it seemed like it was an attempt to replicate Gus van Sant's shot-by-shot recreation of Psycho. I was surprised the opening scenes showing the boys pre-party were so obviously...
Great ( and challenging ) movie, but calling it a gay-themed movie is misleading. Some very subtle gay content but that's about it ( although some may argue it completely defines the lead character's actions throughout ).