No, not the Night Stalker. That was Kolchak, yo!
Robin Williams does a dramatic turn as an author and radio show host whose much younger lover has left him. Reaching out for someone, he gets involved in the story of his biggest fan, an abused teenage boy dying of AIDS.
Wise beyond his years, the kid has written a searing book detailing the years of sexual abuse. So Williams' character starts talking to him, gets wrapped up in his life, and when questions of identity arise, he's determined to find the answers.
First off, I'd like to point out that there are very few fourteen year old boys enthralled by talk radio. Maybe that should have been the first clue something was rotten in Denmark.
Based on an event that happened to author Armistead Maupin, the movie clocks in at a brisk 90 minutes but never seems rushed. Maybe it's the slow, hypnotic tone of voice Williams uses throughout, or the long, slow shots of Wisconsin snow, but this is a movie that feels like its taking its time.
Fabulous acting by Williams and Toni Collette make this worth seeing, but don't expect a Hitchcockian thriller. The mystery will be answered in its own way, but this is about story, not suspense.
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