The Trip is an ambitious gay romance that follows one relationship across years of political and personal change. The film can be sentimental and occasionally overextended, but the central chemistry is appealing and its willingness to mix romance with the history of gay rights gives it a broader emotional reach.
As Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert's two-year work assignment in Africa, Michael confronts Robert's true motives and their circle of eccentric friends, including Nick, who is living with AIDS.
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