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- 1999
- Unrated
- Trimark Home Video
- 1 h 41 m
- 1999
- Unrated
- Trimark Home Video
- 1 h 41 m
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.
Directed By: Anne Wheeler
Written By: Peggy Thompson, Walter Donohue
- 1999
- Unrated
- Trimark Home Video
- 1 h 41 m
- 1999
- Unrated
- Trimark Home Video
- 1 h 41 m
Better Than Chocolate
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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.
Directed By: Anne Wheeler
Written By: Peggy Thompson, Walter Donohue
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
59
67% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
33% Mixed
6 Reviews
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0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
59
67% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
33% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
A terrifically entertaining romantic comedy, Better Than Chocolate tackles the age-old theme of the universal need for love with exuberance and gusto.
A semisweet nugget, an insinuating, low-budget little charmer. [27 Aug 1999, p.E4]
There's a playful exuberance on display in Better Than Chocolate, a bright, funny and sexy romp set in the heart of Vancouver's vibrant lesbian community. Although it has a little trouble deciding what it wants to be when it grows up - romantic comedy or full-throttle farce - the picture's tonal ambiguity also happens to be part of its unpredictable charm. [12 Aug 1999]
Better Than Chocolate is essentially a 101-minute sitcom that runs out of energy (but not vulgarity) long before it reaches its predictable finale. [27 Aug 1999]
Despite its familiar trappings, Better Than Chocolate turns out to be quite enjoyable, thanks to some very engaging acting, a few involving subplots and an energy that must be credited to director Anne Wheeler. [27 Aug 1999, p.I]
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.
The not-so-incredible story of two girls in love.
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Production Company
British Columbia Film,
CITY-TV,
Government of British Columbia Film Incentive BC Program,
Rave Film,
Rogers Telefund,
The Harold Greenberg Fund,
The Movie Network (TMN),
Téléfilm Canada,
WIC Entertainment
Release Date Aug 13, 1999
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating Unrated
Tagline A Delicious Comedy
Awards
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Nomination
