Imagine Me And You Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

new heritage

You can't help feeling this film is aimed at foreign audiences who lap up idealisations of 'quirky Englishness' - the odd characters; the predictable, cutesy situations (specially with precocious children); the clipped dialogue; the corny lines; the unrealistically odd-but-glamorous settings; the sweeping panoramas of London from Primrose Hill: it's all a little coffee-commercial.

But where it's brave in its way is that the relationship at the centre of the story is gay: it may seem obvious and boring and so-what, but - let's face it - this is not an often-seen theme, nor is it usually handled matter-of-factly, as it is here.

So: it may be more than a little toe-curling at times, and about as convincing as the Gold Blend ads, but full marks for extending the boundaries of an existing cliché.

(The two female leads are too alike, though - both gorgeous, wide-mouthed and with tumbling locks. But that's a minor gripe.)

A romantic comedy in the best sense

Really good romantic comedies are not that common, but this is one. With an excellent cast providing lots of laughs it's entertaining from start to finish, and even though you know how it's going to end you still wait in anticipation.

I saw this at the cinema and everyone I went with was raving about Lena Headey. She is slowing but surely becoming a star who will be know as a very versatile actress.

To make it even better it's a first of it's kind, a mainstream film about lesbians that is NOT made for the sake of a lesbian film. This film is for anyone who likes a romantic film.