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| Alliance Communications Corporation | Release Date: August 13, 1999 |
Starring:
Ann-Marie MacDonald, Beatrice Zeilinger, Christina Cox, Jay Brazeau, Karyn Dwyer, Kevin Mundy, Marya Delver, Peter Outerbridge, Tony Nappo, Wendy Crewson
Summary:
Maggie, 19, works at a lesbian/LGBT bookstore. Her mom's getting divorced and has invited herself to stay with Maggie. Maggie hasn't told her, she's lesbian. Her new girlfriend moves in as well.
Winning performances and bright writing enliven Better Than Chocolate. [20 Sep 1999, p.D5]
A semisweet nugget, an insinuating, low-budget little charmer. [27 Aug 1999, p.E4]
A semi-sweet but not all-that-satisfying Canadian import, set around a lesbian-run bookstore. [17 Sep 1999, p.E3]
An upbeat-if-shapeless Canadian comedy about two adorable young women, an artist and an aspiring writer, who fall in love at first sight. [26 Jul 1999, p.C06]
Wheeler is extremely secure in filming the sex scenes - they are inarguably erotic - but she has trouble with serious drama. Overall, that makes Better Than Chocolate a mixed bag with a wavering focus. In many ways, it's like the majority of heterosexual romances -- not unpleasant or unwatchable, but nothing special.
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