Boulevard features Robin Williams in his last main role. He plays Nolan, a closeted homosexual man in a marriage of convenience who works in a bank. He visits his ill father in hospital, he hates his job and he is 60 years old and feels his life has been unfulfilled.One night he nearly runs over a young gay hustler Leo. Nolan pays him money to spend time with him and soon becomes infatuated with him. Leo has money problems, drug problems and has a violent pimp. Nolan thinks he can straighten his life out maybe get him a job and does not realise he is being used. Leo after all is a male prostitute. He needs to do tricks to get money, he needs money for drugs. Both lives are on the verge of heading out of control.Kathy Baker plays Nolan's wife. They sleep in separate beds almost live separate lives but does not want to be without him. Bob Odenkirk plays his friend who is worried about what is happening to Nolan.Boulevard is a not a very good film, it is a very generic drama, too foreseeable for my liking. Twenty five years ago (see The Lost Language of the Cranes with Brian Cox) it would had been risky, daring and cutting edge but not anymore.Williams gives a very restraint performance but it is predictable. You know he has bitten off more than he can chew with Leo, he will fall in love with him, try to make him change, improve his life but Leo will just go on to hustle.For Nolan the even are cathartic, on the verge of promotion he realises he needs to change his life even at this late stage.

Robin Williams could do serious as well as funny, and brilliantly too, so long as the role was creepy, (see "Insomnia" and "One Hour Photo"). In one of his last films, "Boulevard" he played a closeted gay man in his early sixties who falls for a young hustler. There are no laughs here and the only thing creepy about Robin was seeing him underplay to the point where he seemed to be stopping in mid-sentence. This is certainly no "Good Morning, Vietnam".Robin may have been a great comic and a fine actor with the right material but whether it was miscasting or just a lack of enthusiasm there is no real engagement with his character here and even at under 90 minutes, the movie drags. It's the kind of film that feels well-intentioned if a tad pretentious, existing in its own precious little bubble and one that is poised to burst. A good supporting cast, (Kathy Baker, "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul's" Bob Odenkirk), are largely wasted.

Very odd for a Robin Williams film. Great acting but completely lacking in story. I wanted very much to like this film. I really wish I had something nicer to say. Fortunately, I just watched it on cable so all I lost was my time.The acting was so painfully superb that I could personally feel the loneliness, awkwardness and despair the characters experienced throughout the movie. Now that it's over, all I feel is the need to warn others about this movie.The suspense factor gets an honorable mention as it did keep me watching until the end of the film.

Ian McKellen would have been a convenient actor to lead in this as it was a very close to his real life. You might have heard this is a Robin Williams last movie. One final amazing character display where the whole movie was about his part, but nothing else. A decent storyline, but a simple, low cost drama about homosexual.The exposition of the tale was very brief, but took its time to evolve in the entire 90 minutes. Still clarifications like regarding his wife, their marriage and the end scene can not be proved its meaning. Though we can assume them in many angles. I think those were the major setback for this film, otherwise it could have been a better one.I would have loved it if the emotions were stronger. Because the film characters and their relationship constructions were absorbing. So the only missing piece was the sentimental appeal. But Robin Williams' sudden dismissal and the time of this movie is coming out is what heartbreaks, especially the sort of role he appeared in it. I am positive that if you like him very much, then you must see it.6/10