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Summary: RAD FILM A NEW TYPE OF LESBIAN FILM: TALENTED!!!
Review: I saw this film a year ago in the movie theater...guess it had a limited release...so I heard it was selling so I hooked up to Amazon...read the reviews ...anyway...what did I think of this film....It is good because there is talent here...not some banal film like Go Fish (awful) or Bar Girls (awful) or Two Girls in Love (A teen movie that should have been an afterschool special...) A Family Affair is well written and really captures the lesbian drama of romance and understand the comedy of our lives...we can laugh at ourselves...the actors are talented the writing is great...some sexy girls in this one...and the lead who is the director knows how to play off her cast...Actually got interested in this film after reading an article in Curve Magazine...and read about director...she has been in mainstream film and stage and wanted a film for our genre as she is one of us...she was 37 when film was made so I think that speaks for itself she is experienced and understands love and heartache we all go through...yet she is young enough to attract a hip audience, I'm 26, I liked it...it is like a romantic comedy that teaches us about our own drama through laughter and a real hot sex scene ( a plus)
Go see it this one is a keeper ordered mine already...
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Summary: Very cool, You gotta see this flick
Review: This is a cool flick,lesbian story about a love triangle with modern humor and great style...writing is really the best part...and the actors grow on you till you want to reach in and grab them (in a nice way) See this film one of the highest quality lesbian films I have seen...low budget but high on talent...
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Summary: Funny, Hot, Real!
Review: This was a Funny (writing was great), Hot (still thinking of those women), Real (Dialogue and life situations were real and played out accurately... unlike some made up drama) This is a 5 star film, low budget BIG talents, it should be in your dvd player right now...you'll take it out on a rainy day or on a date night.... This is what we lesbians need a romantic comedy where we can see ourselves represented in the film...two hours of bliss...anyone who thinks differently must not like anything..this is an easy to love film
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Summary: A Trick and a Treat!!
Review: This is the kind of movie I have been waiting for someone to create. It is sophisticated, sexy, funny, well written, great acting, actresses who I enjoy and hope I see again....it is the tale of the old cliche torn between two lovers but not done the old way...there are so many unique cinema treats, not just cause it is gay, but because these are talented filmakers. The director is able to mesh these characters together so as an audience we truly are interested in them, if you can not relate to one of these characters or what they are going through then you need to get out more....a must for every lesbian to see and a must for people who think we are different...because we have more in commom when it comes to human emotion then we have that is different...accept we are more enjoyable to watch...
See this film or you will be missing one of the best lesbian films on DVD or video today...I looked around, Amazon has a great price...but this film is selling in the top ten lesbian flicks since it came out....at least that is what I read in a magazine...saw it at a friends home this past week...I was the last to know...but it was worth the wait...if you know about this film you heard how great it is...if this is all new to you then what a fantastic surprise you are about to have....see it and fall in love with the film!
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Summary: IT IS GRRRRRRRRRREAT!!!!!!
Review: If you do not love this flick you have no heart or .....well you can guess...This is a film to fall in love with as well as the characters it is a story about a love triangle...torn between 2...but done in a new refreshing way...it is intelligent and so well written and wonderful memorable scenes (and a little sex..) I hope this company makes more films...this film leaves me wanting more from this director!!!! BRAVO!!!
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Summary: See This and Love IT!!!
Review: If I were president I would make a law that everyone should see this film...(especially us girls) I am passionate about this film as a student I appreciate the filmaking and the script writing it deserves a bigger budget....
The director captures the emotions and personalities of these characters and I hope there are more movies in her future... A Family Affair is that lesbian movie that will be remembered for groundbreaking style....no more films that look low biudget or scripts that make you want to scream NOOOOOOO!
This film is so well done you want to reach out and hug the cast and thank them for a film you will truly love...true it is low budget but what lesbian genre gets big budgets especially new directors...this is a filmaker that the gay community will welcome she sees us and hears us and understands we are no different than anyone else...other than who we choose to love...I wish I could give more than 5 stars this filmaker deserves the entire night sky!
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Summary: Someone Got it Right!!!
Review: This is a lesbian film for anyone who likes a good story.
It is well acted by some wonderful mainstream actresses...
It is a love triangle without cliches or stereotypes and laughs that will have you rolling on the floor... This is a sexy adult romantic comedy...no one is making light of the relationships of gay women...it is viewed from an angle of acceptance and reality...It is also full of some well done sexual content.... The filmakers here got it right and gave us a movie to watch for years....I am buying two copies!! (one for a valentines gift hoping this girl I know gets the hint...:)
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Summary: Not your everyday Lesbian Flick
Review: First - If you're looking for a "classic" lebian film with dramatic artsy camera angles and editing (High Art, Go Fish, etc), this isn't the movie for you. And if your looking to see lots of young (or not so young), attractive (or not so attractive) women naked for long periods of time, (Everything Relative) this isn't it either. There's nothing wrong with either style, but A Family Affair is neither. Its a romantic comedy that just happens to be about lesbians. The central character, Rachel, is on the verge of a mid life crisis, trying to decide whether to settle down with her too perfect to be real live-in girlfriend or run back to NY with her manipulative old flame. While the focus is on Rachel, a wonderful ensemble cast surrounds her. (Though, Suzanne Westenhoefer playing a straight woman is kinda hard to believe...Sorry Suzanne!) And I love a happy ending. While this film was relatively low budget, it contained none of the noticable problems of other low budget films (no boom mikes in frame, no choppy editing, etc) and flowed smoothly. Overall - it's a great first date movie, or with mixed friends, or even, can you believe it, with straight people!
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Summary: HOLY COW HAVE WE SUNK THIS LOW?
Review: (...) This movie was a failure. The premise was good, but the actors couldn't act, the director couldn't direct, and the dubbing reminded me of watching the old Godzilla movies on Saturday mornings. Everyone is so supportive, except the mother-in-law. The father doesn't speak through the entire movie except to impart the greatest words of wisdom to Rachel near the end and clear up the mess she's made for herself in 10 minutes. Typical, cliche, and BORING!
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Summary: Thank god we rented it and saved our money!
Review: Yeah, this was one of the worst lesbian films I have seen. The only good actors were the REAL actors. The star over acted and still didn't put any emotion into her performance. Which is sad since she was the one who wrote the lines! The fiance was way too cutsey (and was that a wig she had on or what?) and unbelievable. The loving couple barely touched eachother and were horribly stilted in their conversations. And we were supposed to believe they had been living together for over a year?
The only believable and entertaining scenes were the ones with the parents or the ex-girlfriend which was played by the only eye candy in the whole movie, Michele Green. I could believe that she would get off on making this old chick chase her around. The humor was tried for so hard that it fell flat. I love sarcastic humor but this was not it. It was a bunch of horribly cliched lines that were not delivered at all well. And some how the lead characters gay friends all delivered their lines in the exact same tone and cadence. On to some technical issues. The sound was horrid. They must have had at least three different sound guys all working with different equipment. There were scenes that made you think your ears were popping - sometimes their voices were muddled, sometimes not. Incredibly annoying! Now I am a huge supporter of lesbian films. I know that we do not have the budgets to make "so called" blockbusters but come on! We don't have to all love it just because there is so little out there! Saying that it was "the best lesbian film this year" is like saying a dead dandylion is the best flower on a glacier. Watch "The Incredibly True Story of Two Girls in Love" (catch one of the stars, Laurel Hollowman in The L Word)for real lesbian cinema. It's funny and entertaining. And the director was able to find real talent. Hell, I could find better talent in a high school drama class than what was in "A Family Affair". Short and Sweet: Buy it if you must support the genre but please don't lead others to think that it was actually good.Even better: check out http://www.lesbianfirstweekendfilmclub.com/ to find out where the lesbian movies are playing and support them in the theaters. Now that will help our movies get better!
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