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It’s mawkish, awkward, and in need of a subtlety injection, but I like Making Love anyway. As one of the earliest big studio mainstream films to feature openly gay characters who are neither serial killers nor flaming queens, I have to give the flick some cred. Michael Ontkean (Twin Peaks) and Kate Jackson (Charlie’s Angels) play best-friend newlyweds whose relationship begins to deteriorate when Ontkean begins to explore his crush on Harry Hamlin (LA Law, Clash of the Titans). You can tell neither of the guys are quite comfortable in their scenes together, but Jackson gives a solid performance. I dig the way her’s and Hamlin’s characters talk directly to the camera between vignettes. Leonard Rosenman’s simple piano-driven score is also a nice touch. With Wendy Hiller. Directed by Arthur Hiller (Love Story).