The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love
Director: Maria MaggentiStudio: New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Format: Color, NTSC
DVD Release: May 4th 2004
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DVD Review
This warm romantic comedy by newcomer Maria Maggenti is a gay coming-of-age story framed by Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. Randy (Laurel Hillman) is a stoner, lesbian teenager who happens to be failing math and dating a married woman. One day, fellow student Evie (Nicole Parker) drives up to Randy's gas station in a Range Rover and flips her world upside down. Evie is privileged and popular. Randy is poor, impulsive, and according to the other students, a freak. Opposites attract when the two girls kick off their friendship in detention. The flirtation blossoms after Evie introduces tomboyish Randy to the joys of Whitman and opera. Randy returns the favor by acquainting the sheltered Evie with the problems and delights of mature, taboo love. There is a beautiful scene where the two consummate their courtship on Evie's birthday while Mom is out of town. The true test of their relationship occurs during the hilarious climax when angry families and friends chase the troubled girls into hiding. --Margaret Griffis
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the incredibly true adventure of two girls in love - Rating: 5/5
this has been one of my favorite movies since i was 15 years old... i gave it to a friend as a birthday gift and she loved it as well.
adorable baby dyke kitch - Rating: 5/5
this was the first queer movie i ever saw and as such it will always hold a special place in my heart. however, once i became a bit older and wiser i realized that although the acting is not as bad as many lesbian films of the era, it's still pretty rediculous and the story line predictable and somewhat unbelivable. the "poetic" ending was also a bit over the top. still, it's cute, funny, heart felt, and important. it will always hold a place of honor on my shelf.
Dissapointed - Rating: 2/5
Many people had reccomended this movie to me but it failed to live up to its reputation. The quality of the film-making was aweful, the acting bad to the point of utter ridiculousness, and the script read like a cross between a psychotherapists analysis and one of those pulp romance novels about angsty teenagers. It gets some credit toward the end for showing some self-awareness of how silly and dramatic the whole thing was. There were some cute moments, and it was interesting to see the humble roots of one of the big L word ladies, but don't go into this movie expecting a highly polished end product.
Totally dissappointing - Rating: 1/5
I bought this during my mammoth search to find more than one lesbian film that to enjoy watching and this was definitely not it. How anyone can call it the best lesbian film they've seen is beyond me. Try Better than Chocolate, But I'm a cheerleader, Lost and Delerious or Porquoi Pas Moi if you want a good film. Anyway it's supposed to be a coming of age story, first lesbian love etc but I found it simply unwatchable. I didn't relate to the characters at all, the low budget quality was awful and there was no good storyline to make it worth getting over that point. If you want a really good coming out/coming of age film watch Show Me Love (sweedish with subtitles) it's excellent and you really feel for the characters unlike you ever could with this. This is slow, boring and badly made, don't waste your time on this.
great first love movie.... - Rating: 4/5
Around the mid 90's a few gay movies started popping up including this one...this might be the best one...on story and on acting...both lead actresses, Laurel Holloman and Nicole Parker, have gone on to more success....the fact that the end is a farce is outstanding.....great movie...
