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Better Than Chocolate [1999]
from Millivres Multimedia
starring Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Marya Delver
directed by Anne Wheeler

Features:

• PAL

Editorial 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

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• I loved it!
  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.

• AWFUL!!!!
  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!!!!
  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 ...
  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... more info

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