Bobby (Billy Eichner) and Aaron (Luke Macfarlane) are both frightened of commitment so when they fall for each other can they overcome their fear of relationships? 

Bros has been advertised heavily as the first gay romantic comedy with an all LGBTQ+ principal cast. And whilst it spends some of its running time focusing on the history and stories of these communities by virtue of the fact that Bobby is trying to open a museum dedicated to them the most important facet of Bros is that it is an incredibly funny and thoughtful romantic comedy. 

The romantic comedy playbook is well established and Bros follows it to the letter. Boy meets boy. They tentatively feel out whether they like each other. They get together and everything is wonderful. An obstacle appears that jeopardises their love. A grand gesture is performed as they realise they should be together. The relationship between the two ‘bros’ is genuinely sweet and believable whilst also giving genuine insight into a gay relationship. 

There are moments when the film veers too much into comedy sketch territory. Scenes with Debra Messing playing herself are playing to the core audience for the film but also felt unnecessary. And the sequence involving steroids felt tacked on. Obviously when you have the comedy talents of Billy Eichner who also co-wrote with director Nicholas Stoller there is a temptation to let him run with a gag but for me the film ran a little long at 115 minutes and some of the comedy sketches felt extraneous to the plot. Especially when they were a lot less funny than the main scenes with Eichner and Macfarlane. But these are minor gripes on the whole.

If you are a fan of the genre then you will enjoy this.