The stars are attractive and sympathetic and all give extremely appealing and deeply felt performances. Homosexuality is not seen as a problem except where it coincidentally creates one the love triangle is handled in almost exactly the same way it would be if the husband had an affair with a woman. Yet, oddly, this is exactly what makes this film so appealing. The Try Guys transformed into fierce drag queens for a spectacular, one-night-only performance. Yes, it is a rather routine romance except for the gender-switch, there isn't much here that is new or unusual. This has yet to be duplicated in a mainstream Hollywood film eleven years after MAKING LOVE, Hollywood gave us PHILADELPHIA, a "groundbreaking" film in which the lovers don't even kiss! This is progress? Unappreciated in its time, MAKING LOVE has held up surprisingly well. We found that both monogamous and non-monogamous couples can have enduring, healthy and happy relationships. A lot of the data in our studies counters these myths.
The second is that non-monogamous relationships don’t last. Gay men are essentially just as greedy, though we will share our toys with men if they. The first is that it is impossible for gay men to stay true to a monogamous commitment.
The on-screen kiss between Michael Ontkean and Harry Hamlin was in some ways the "shot heard round the world " although not sexually explicit, this movie has clear and frank lovemaking scenes between the two men. They don’t like to share their meals, their toys, or their owners (men). Kenneth Felts recently made headlines when the 92-year-old divorced father and Korean War veteran accidentally revealed he was gay to his family. This is a pity, for this film is years ahead of its time in the frank and non-judgmental approach it takes to same-sex love. catcalls from straight audiences, but for gay (male) audiences it was the first time that two handsome male movie stars had appeared in a love scene. MAKING LOVE was dismissed as a rather routine melodrama despite its "controversial" subject.