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Better Than Chocolate [1999] [DVD]

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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Marya Delver
  • Directors: Anne Wheeler
  • Writers: Peggy Thompson
  • Producers: Christopher Adkins, Peggy Thompson, Rosamond Norbury, Sharon McGowan, Wolfram Tichy
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Millivres Multimedia
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Jan 2002
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005UJAO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,902 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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


Special Features

4:3
DVD 5
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo
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55 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars curl up in front of this one with your g/f, 24 Jan 2003
Decent lesbian films are hard to find, but this one's a real gem. Funny, romantic and that little bit sexy (mmm body painting those curves). Ideal to play at night, and curl up on the settee with your girlfriend. Even some of our straight friends love it. The main plot's a comedy around mum coming to stay and the inevitable coming out after catching her daughter in bed with her g/f. There's some nice little subplots including literary type, Francis besieged by customs impounding all her imports for her bookstore and the efforts of Julie, a translesbian woman not only to woo the shy conservative Francis but also to fight for recognition as a true woman. Overall, it's upbeat and fun to watch again and again. Gritty it isn't, but then if u wanted that, you'd go for All Over Me, Bound or the Monkey's Mask. Finding something else in the way of a film like this so positive about lesbian love and romance is pretty hard, but you might like the second story of If these walls could talk 2 with a wicked portrayal of butch-femme lurve.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth buying,an entertaining film, 30 Sep 2000
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This review is from: Better Than Chocolate [VHS] [1999] (VHS Tape)
If you never watch another lesbian film make this one your last.It is really funny,a good story for a change,well acted and directed,the girls in it do not look like an excuse for men,I thoroughly enjoyed this film,give yourself a treat and buy it.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great - A witty, beautiful love story!!, 6 Mar 2002
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From start to finish, this Canadian lesbian love story uplifts you up and keeps you there, even through the dramatic turns at the end. The actors are great to look at, are witty and the film covers some realistic and diverse issues. Watch for the mother's hilarious transformation from being stressed out and dumped, to clued up and sexy. An excellent film - highly recommended! Not much in the way of bonuses - but worth it nontheless!
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5.0 out of 5 stars better than chocolate
Funny and romantic, a good dvd to curl up and watch with your Girlfriend. One of my favourite Lesbian DVD's
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo, Beautiful, Brilliant!
This film was exquisitely sexy and dealt with several issues (coming out, divorce and loss of role, diversity of sexuality, sensuality). Read more
Published 3 months ago by Liz der meaner

1.0 out of 5 stars Complete Rubbish
Started watching this film with high hopes but within 2 minutes realised my mistake...bad acting in an even worse plot... Do NOT waste your time watching it!!
Published 5 months ago by H. Harris

1.0 out of 5 stars sugar-free chocolate
A low budget doesn't make up or a lacking story line!
The grading was bland and the acting left something to be desired. Read more
Published 11 months ago by C. E. Mulcahy

1.0 out of 5 stars Top score on the cringe scale!
One I won't recommend. The only good thing about it was the fact that I got to hold my girlfriend's hand while watching it!! Read more
Published 11 months ago by Snoopy

5.0 out of 5 stars American,corny but still the best lesbian film!
Yes it's corny, and very American but it's a great film. One of the few proper cinematic quality lesbian films. Good acting. Good fun. Realistic love scenes. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Linnet

5.0 out of 5 stars 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.
Published 14 months ago by Hayley Wright

1.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ayn Rand

1.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
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