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Better Than Chocolate
1999
Life is going great for Maggie. She has recently moved out on her own and found the woman of her dreams. However, things quickly change when her mother and brother are forced to move into Maggie's tiny loft sublet with her. All the freedom and space she has gained is compromised, and she believes she must keep her blossoming .. Read more
| Starring | Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald |
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| Director | Anne Wheeler |
| Genres | Comedy, Gay/Lesbian, Romance |
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Better Than Chocolate
Life is going great for Maggie. She has recently moved out on her own and found the woman of her dreams. However, things quickly change when her mother and brother are forced to move into Maggie's tiny loft sublet with her. All the freedom and space she has gained is compromised, and she believes she must keep her blossoming affair a secret. But it's the clandestine romance that inadvertently introduces her family to a host of new experiences, many of which are better than chocolate. Karin Dwyer and Christina Cox are terrific as the young lovers, and Wendy Crewson is splendid as Maggie's mother, who might finally be ready to break out and start having some fun in her life.
| Starring | Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Marya Delver |
|---|---|
| Director | Anne Wheeler |
| Studio | MILLIVRES MULTIMEDIA / LACE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 37 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Gay/Lesbian, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Jan 2002 Production year: 1999 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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"...Few lesbian love stories have been so romantic; even fewer have conveyed such joy of sex..." -- Rating: B+
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"...[An] extremely good-hearted comedy....A comic rhapsody to romantic love..."
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17 out of 17 people found this review helpful
Better than most
This film was voted Audience Award Winner at The London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 1999.
It's not surprising! After a derth of decent lesbian movies this came as a breath of fresh air.
It's entertaining, amusing, interesting, and the cast is attractive! - what more could you want?
Oh yes...it's well written and nicely shot.
The film has something to say about all forms of women's and transgendered sexuality without being 'PC'. There are one or two of the usual stereotypes, but on the whole the characters are real and nicely fleshed out. You care about them. It helps that the actors really can act.
All involved give fine performances (the leads can be spotted in many other films and TV shows), but particular mention must be given to Wendy Crewson ('The 6th Day','Bicentennial Man') for her fine comic turn as Maggie's mother.
This is a lighthearted film that you can watch again and again. -
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Customer Review
Anyone who thinks this a smutty lesbian drama has missed the point. Admittedly, there is a scene of lesbian activity, but the main point is it is love story between two people who just happen to be the same sex. It centres on Maggie a flame-haired girl who works at a discount bookstore. She is on her way to work when she sees Kim, a van-dwelling artist. It is love at first sight, but everything is thrown into confusion when Maggie finds out her mother and brother are coming to stay! This is a problem as they are unaware of Maggie's sexuality. Maggie quickly rents a flat from a woman who works for a sex help clinic. She and Kim quickly hide the hundreds of sex toys in preparation for the new arrivals. Along with transsexual Judy and uptight Frances can Maggie convince her family to accept her as she is and realize that she and Kim have the capacity to make this relationship work?
And the sex toy's she has hidden...who will find them? -
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