That's exactly WHY this film is being so "touted" and enthused about by, mostly, homosexuals and agenda-enthusiasts who are also, mostly, those in entertainment media (they rate the films and write the reviews): BECAUSE it's a film that's been expected to be shown and released in neighborhood theatres nationwide, and thus, conditions people into the assumption that homoseuxality on the screen is "normal," usual film fare, the big screen normalacy.
It's an agenda picture in that regard and that's what's got most of Hollywood (same crowd) going about this title. They're finding it marvelous and all that because it's called, "a love story."
It's THEIR concept of "love" unfortunately: deceit, lying, etc.
I am surprised this film is not getting an NC-17 and suprised by the fact that there is no protest to force the film to be re-rated at NC-17.
If the film is rated NC-17 it removes it from most retail outlets.
It also keeps the film out of most public schools as a "diversity training film".