Better Than Chocolate

Better Than Chocolate


Starring:Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Marya Delver, Kevin Mundy, Tony Nappo, Jay Brazeau, Beatrice Zeilanger, Peter Outerbridge, Gerald Varga, Robert Parent (II), Corrine Koslo, Veena Sood, Tony Marr, Colleen Wheeler, Jennifer Griffin (II), A.J. Bond
Director: Anne Wheeler
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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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 bookstore, 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 steamrolls through the conversation, like 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 bookstore'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-colored lip-synching musical numbers give the movie some flash and the sex scenes give the movie some heat, but it's the elements of sorrow and ambiguity that really make the joy in Better Than Chocolate something to savor. --Bret Fetzer
Better Than Chocolate
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Incredible picture
  • cheesy love story
  • It really is better than chocolate
  • Fun, sexy, diverse.
  • romance at its best!!!
 Better Than Chocolate
Starring: Wendy Crewson , Karyn Dwyer , Christina Cox , Ann-Marie MacDonald , and Marya Delver
Director: Anne Wheeler
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00002CGGH
Release Date: 1999-12-28

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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 bookstore, 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 steamrolls through the conversation, like 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 bookstore'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-colored lip-synching musical numbers give the movie some flash and the sex scenes give the movie some heat, but it's the elements of sorrow and ambiguity that really make the joy in Better Than Chocolate something to savor. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Incredible picture.......2007-06-15

An intressant and impactant picture. Only for people that have an open mind.

4 out of 5 stars cheesy love story.......2007-06-05

it was a pretty lame movie... very cheesy, but almost neat. yep.

5 out of 5 stars It really is better than chocolate.......2007-06-03

This is a great movie. It is all it is cracked up to be, it drags in spots, but you will not notice it too much

4 out of 5 stars Fun, sexy, diverse........2007-05-13

Quirky and a lot of fun! The diverse characters and their stories are entertaining. The two young women falling for each other, and going through all the tumultuous highs and lows reminds us of how much fun it was to be a young lesbian! Sexy!

4 out of 5 stars romance at its best!!!.......2007-05-05

i been in shelves looking for a good lesbian movie, to then to my shagrin finds a sexual scene that is sooo like fill in all sections of the film to appetize the male hormones....well, this isnt that movie....is made with such a nice taste (pun not intended) that surely makes for a delicious dessert! Romantic, funny, deliciously describing a coming out, and opening our eyes that in diversity there lies the greatness!!! and the chemestry is soo palpable that, well, it will keep you asking for more!
When Night Is Falling / Better Than Chocolate (2 Pack)
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		When Night Is Falling / Better Than Chocolate (2 Pack)
    Director: Anne Wheeler , and Rozema Patricia
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    Better Than Chocolate [Region 2]
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Incredible picture
    • cheesy love story
    • It really is better than chocolate
    • Fun, sexy, diverse.
    • romance at its best!!!
    		 Better Than Chocolate [Region 2]
    Starring: Wendy Crewson , Karyn Dwyer , Christina Cox , Ann-Marie MacDonald , and Marya Delver
    Director: Anne Wheeler
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

    GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
    Brazeau, JayBrazeau, Jay | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Cox, ChristinaCox, Christina | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Crewson, WendyCrewson, Wendy | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    MacDonald, Ann MarieMacDonald, Ann Marie | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Outerbridge, PeterOuterbridge, Peter | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Wheeler, AnneWheeler, Anne | ( W ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
    ( B )( B ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
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    1. If These Walls Could Talk 2
    2. Lost and Delirious
    3. The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love
    4. Girl Play
    5. Gia (Unrated Edition)

    ASIN: B000059HL5

    Amazon.com

    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 bookstore, 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 steamrolls through the conversation, like 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 bookstore'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-colored lip-synching musical numbers give the movie some flash and the sex scenes give the movie some heat, but it's the elements of sorrow and ambiguity that really make the joy in Better Than Chocolate something to savor. --Bret Fetzer

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Incredible picture.......2007-06-15

    An intressant and impactant picture. Only for people that have an open mind.

    4 out of 5 stars cheesy love story.......2007-06-05

    it was a pretty lame movie... very cheesy, but almost neat. yep.

    5 out of 5 stars It really is better than chocolate.......2007-06-03

    This is a great movie. It is all it is cracked up to be, it drags in spots, but you will not notice it too much

    4 out of 5 stars Fun, sexy, diverse........2007-05-13

    Quirky and a lot of fun! The diverse characters and their stories are entertaining. The two young women falling for each other, and going through all the tumultuous highs and lows reminds us of how much fun it was to be a young lesbian! Sexy!

    4 out of 5 stars romance at its best!!!.......2007-05-05

    i been in shelves looking for a good lesbian movie, to then to my shagrin finds a sexual scene that is sooo like fill in all sections of the film to appetize the male hormones....well, this isnt that movie....is made with such a nice taste (pun not intended) that surely makes for a delicious dessert! Romantic, funny, deliciously describing a coming out, and opening our eyes that in diversity there lies the greatness!!! and the chemestry is soo palpable that, well, it will keep you asking for more!
    Better Than Chocolate [Region 2]
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Incredible picture
    • cheesy love story
    • It really is better than chocolate
    • Fun, sexy, diverse.
    • romance at its best!!!
    		 Better Than Chocolate [Region 2]
    Starring: Wendy Crewson , Karyn Dwyer , Christina Cox , Ann-Marie MacDonald , and Marya Delver
    Director: Anne Wheeler
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

    GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
    Brazeau, JayBrazeau, Jay | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Cox, ChristinaCox, Christina | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Crewson, WendyCrewson, Wendy | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    MacDonald, Ann MarieMacDonald, Ann Marie | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Outerbridge, PeterOuterbridge, Peter | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Wheeler, AnneWheeler, Anne | ( W ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
    ( B )( B ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
    Similar Items:
    1. If These Walls Could Talk 2
    2. Lost and Delirious
    3. The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love
    4. Girl Play
    5. Gia (Unrated Edition)

    ASIN: B00005UJAO

    Amazon.com

    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 bookstore, 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 steamrolls through the conversation, like 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 bookstore'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-colored lip-synching musical numbers give the movie some flash and the sex scenes give the movie some heat, but it's the elements of sorrow and ambiguity that really make the joy in Better Than Chocolate something to savor. --Bret Fetzer

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Incredible picture.......2007-06-15

    An intressant and impactant picture. Only for people that have an open mind.

    4 out of 5 stars cheesy love story.......2007-06-05

    it was a pretty lame movie... very cheesy, but almost neat. yep.

    5 out of 5 stars It really is better than chocolate.......2007-06-03

    This is a great movie. It is all it is cracked up to be, it drags in spots, but you will not notice it too much

    4 out of 5 stars Fun, sexy, diverse........2007-05-13

    Quirky and a lot of fun! The diverse characters and their stories are entertaining. The two young women falling for each other, and going through all the tumultuous highs and lows reminds us of how much fun it was to be a young lesbian! Sexy!

    4 out of 5 stars romance at its best!!!.......2007-05-05

    i been in shelves looking for a good lesbian movie, to then to my shagrin finds a sexual scene that is sooo like fill in all sections of the film to appetize the male hormones....well, this isnt that movie....is made with such a nice taste (pun not intended) that surely makes for a delicious dessert! Romantic, funny, deliciously describing a coming out, and opening our eyes that in diversity there lies the greatness!!! and the chemestry is soo palpable that, well, it will keep you asking for more!

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