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Better Than Chocolate [1999]
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RRP: £19.99
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
Many lesbian movies are long on charm and short on production values; Better Than Chocolate has a solid dose of both and steamy sex scenes to boot. Our heroine Maggie (Karyn Dwyer), a clerk at a lesbian bookshop, meets footloose butch Kim (Christina Cox) and, after Kim's van is towed away, they move in together. Unfortunately for their romantic bliss, Maggie's mother, Lila (Wendy Crewson), and teenage brother move in that very evening thanks to Lila's impending divorce. But what really complicates matters is that Maggie can't bring herself to come out to her mother. Even when she tries, Lila steamrollers through the conversation, as if she knows what's coming and doesn't want to hear it. Interwoven with this is the struggle of Judy (Peter Outerbridge), a male-to-female transsexual who's in love with the bookshop's owner, Frances (Ann-Marie MacDonald), who's freaking out because customs officers are holding a list of books at the border that they claim are obscene. The overlapping plots are deftly juggled, the personal and political are compellingly interwoven, and, most satisfying of all, the characters have problems that aren't going to be easily resolved. A handful of candy-coloured lip-synching musical numbers give the movie some flash and the sex scenes give it some heat, but it's the elements of sorrow and ambiguity that really make the joy in Better Than Chocolate something to savour. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
I loved it!
Review date: 2008-09-11 Rating: 10 out of 10
I thought this film was brilliant, one to watch again and again. The best lesbian rom com I've ever seen. I also loved the storylines going on around the main story.
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Reviews
AWFUL!!!!
Review date: 2008-08-11 Rating: 2 out of 10
One of the worst films I've ever watched. I would have turned it off if it weren't for the fact that I'm too stubborn to 'waste' money on something I couldn't even finish watching. The story is unbelievable, the acting poor and the cliches abundant. An embarassment to the lesbian community.
AWFUL!!!!
Review date: 2008-08-11 Rating: 2 out of 10
One of the worst films I've ever watched. I would have turned it off if it weren't for the fact that I'm too stubborn to 'waste' money on something I couldn't even finish watching. The story is unbelievable, the acting poor and the cliches abundant. An embarassment to the lesbian community.
Levels of acceptance ...
Review date: 2008-01-16 Rating: 10 out of 10
This glorious lifestyle film shows many levels of acceptance, addressing sexuality with humour and compassion.
The chemistry between Maggie and Kim is strong from the beginning and their intimate scenes are equal parts sexy, witty and moving. The sexual awakening of Maggie's brother John is shockingly funny and the sexual re-awakening of Maggie's mother Lila is hysterical and moving.
The scene-stealer of the movie is the trans-gender Judy. She may be played by a man, but Judy is more completely female than most the lesbians (some of whom refuse to accept her as female). She is kind, compassionate, perceptive, funny, resourceful and talented, not afraid to see off a couple of neo-Nazis with a mean right-hook while sporting the results of an impromtu girly make-over. Judy effortlessly befriends Lila, confiding in her about unrequited love for Frances, Maggie's uptight boss at the '10 Per Cent' bookstore. Judy's feisty personality is expressed in the superb torch-song performed at the girls' night club; I guarantee you'll be singing the song and playing it back.
A terrific film. Witty, thoughtful, moving, sexy with well-drawn characters.
Within everybody's reach chocolate
Review date: 2007-12-07 Rating: 6 out of 10
Much has been said about this film. I saw it twice and I enjoyed it as you would enjoy a piece of within-everybody's-reach chocolate.
If you would like an easy going film that doesn't need much mind activity but physical needs than it's your film.
Yes there are quite sexy and hot screen shots but it lacks depth.
On the whole I gave it a three star cause you can enjoy your dvd evening with this film without touching crucial issues.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Karyn Dwyer
Marya Delver
Christina Cox
Wendy Crewson
Creators:
Wendy Crewson (Primary Contributor)
Karyn Dwyer (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Millivres Multimedia
Manufacturer: Millivres Multimedia
EAN: 5038275100076
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2002-01-21
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 97 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1999-07-08
Language: English (Original Language)