Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

earlytalkie When one hears that Julie Andrews and Ann-Margaret are going to be in the same film, one expects possibly a comedy or musical. What you have here are some riveting performances by two old pros in a story that still could resonate today. The in-bred bigotry espoused by Ann-Margaret I am sure, is still practiced by many in regions all over the world. Julie Andrews character is somewhat more enlightened as she has (grudgingly) accepted her son's homosexuality. Her initial facade of tolerance is tempered by a "disappointment" that her own son is gay. Her earnest wish for her son to be tested and his fear of being tested show honest and true emotions for the characters. Hugh Grant does well in his role of the lover about to lose his mate. I hadn't see this since it was first telecast in 1991, but I was surprised to see how well the writing, direction and especially the performances have held up over the years. See this by all means.

preppy-3 Donald Barnes (Zeljko Ivanek) is a gay man dying of AIDS. He was thrown out of his house years before by his mom Luanne (Ann-Margret) when he told her he was gay. Donalds' lover James (Hugh Grant) asks HIS mom Audrey (Julie Andrews) to go to Luanne and tell her that her son is dying and this is her last chance to see him. This has Luanne having to deal with her homophobia...and Audrey realizing she has issues of her own.This was groundbreaking (for TV) when it came out in 1991. The HIV is not prettied up or toned down. It opens with Donald already in the hospital and his face and body is already ravaged. That aside though this WAS tame. The language is toned down--except when, in a rousing moment, Andrews calls Ann-Margret a "bitch". No gay slurs are used either even though a few moments in the script cry out for them. Also almost all the conflicts come to a neat tidy end that are mostly unbelievable--I never bought Luanne's total acceptance for one moment. Still it does have some well done sequences and Ann-Margret and Andrews are just great in their respective roles. Talented actor Ivanek is given nothing to do but slowly waste away. Grant manages (somehow) to completely cover his English accent and adopts a believable California one. He also nicely underplays his role. The movie also sidesteps from getting TOO melodramatic which could have easily happened. So, for a TV movie, it was very good but (almost 20 years later) it's very dated, the low budget shows and it is distressingly tame. Still, it was a wonder that this was even made and that Andrews and Ann-Margaret agreed to star in it. A 7.

Isaac5855 In OUR SONS, Oscar winner Julie Andrews made her TV movie debut as a wealthy socialite who is asked by her gay son (Hugh Grant) to travel to the town of Fayetteville to find the mother (Ann-Margret) of his lover (Zeljko Ivanek), who is dying of AIDS and wants to see his mother before he dies. This movie shows all four characters going through a myriad of emotions as not only does Andrews have to deal with the fact that her own son is gay and that his lover is dying, she is forced into bonding with this stranger, who not only knew nothing about her son being gay, but now that she knows, wants nothing to do with him and seems curiously unmoved by the fact that her son is dying. Also complicating matters is a clash of social classes as Andrews finds Ann-Margret's character to be uneducated white trash who resents this wealthy woman's intrusion into her life, which ignites some very powerful emotions between the two women. Equally moving are the scenes between the two lovers. This movie is well-directed and acted and brings up quite a few unpleasant questions regarding homosexuality and AIDS. An adult motion picture drama that tackles some unpleasant subject matter but is well worth watching for the adult and open minded movie viewer.

omouroux This is possibly the best made TV movie I've ever watched... Very powerful, moving and wonderfully acted. "Our Sons" is a great tearjerker and lesson in tolerance!Both Julie Andrews and Ann Margret bring a lot of heart and subtlety to this story, about two mothers from very different backgrounds brought together by a tragedy affecting their sons and their common difficulty facing it. Their characters offer different perspectives on a sensitive topic. The roles of James and particularly Donald are not as strong or subtly acted, but do not hurt the quality of this film or our enjoyment watching it.Let's hope this little known pearl will be coming to DVD soon, for all to discover and enjoy!