None of the big studios wants to go head to head with the epic masterpiece that is Titanic so the hole is plugged with fair-to-middling feelgood flicks like In and Out.

It could have been a moving, even gritty story of a man confronting his sexuality.

Instead, it's a comedy about a man being accused of being gay.

Kevin Kline is Howard Brackett, average Joe Teacher who is rather surprised when his former star pupil Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon) accuses him of being gay while collecting his Oscar in front of millions.

Trouble is, there's a week to go before Howard gets married. So is he or isn't he? Was the hip Hollywood brat talking nonsense, or is there something Howard's fiance really should know?

The film is mainly notorious for Hollywood's first high-profile, high-gloss gay kiss - between Kline and aging hunk Tom Selleck, no less.

This is a gentle, well-made film, tightly controlled by director Frank Oz.

There's some great moments, but all in all, this is something of a one-joke wonder.

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