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Summary: Sexy, Funny, Well Acted, Well Written, A Perfect Flick
Review: So what do you need to know about A Family Affair? I saw this film last week and today I am ordering three copies (two for friends).This is a great film with a fresh look. No longer do we have those dull badly acted lesbian movies where we watch for hours people telling us their philosophy about life or filled with angst, waiting for them to get to the point. No longer do we watch a film with actors who can't act or scripts that will put you to sleep. In other words A Family Affiar is different. This is a great movie that happens to be about lesbians! The actors can act, the script is funny, and the actresses are nice to look at for 2 hours. And of course there are sex scenes. So everyone gets what they want in this film. Truly this is a GREAT film. It is about relationships and choices, the kind we all deal with in our lives and it is the kind of film you will talk to your friends about long after the film is over. I like this film so much I went to the web site of the movie for those interested. Anyway at the site I learned they are making a film with an erotic edge for lesbians!!!! Finally a company that understands what we want are great films and ones that interest us in every form. Anyway see this film, it will be a treat. A Family Affair is a not to be missed lesbian cinematic treat!
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Summary: A GREAT LESBIAN ROMANTIC COMEDY ONE OF THE BEST!!!
Review: I had seen this film once before in a festival in Washington DC.I thought it was funny and extremely well written,loved the characters and the romantic conflicts were real not some fictious hollywood story line. Then I saw it was for sale and read some of the reviews. I was surprised at some of the negative ones (likely someone who did not see the film). So I bought the DVD and had a girls night at the house to see the film. We all loved it! This film is funny, sexy and captures romance perfectly...The characters are great!! As is the story a Love triangle with all the humor, heartache and sexual trysts that accompany one.This is the perfect holiday gift, I know I am buying some for friends.This is a film you will want to have in your DVD library.A Family Affair is a GREAT LESBIAN Film.
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Summary: Such a disappointment
Review: I rented this dvd with very high hopes when I was first craving films that were at all lesbonic, and it was such a let down. The screenplay was awful, the acting offensively bad, and the technical aspects-well, I realize that it was a low budget film, but come on people. The sound was especially bad, to the point of distracting.
Aside from the movie being bad, the special features included interviews with everyone EXCEPT the chic who wrote/directed/starred in the thing. I agree with another reviewer: buy this ONLY to help promote the making of more, hopefully better, movies with a lesbian subject matter. For actual entertainment value, go elsewhere.
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Summary: A Family Affair: Loved It
Review: I really looked into this film before I even saw it yesterday for the first time (rented it)...It was the number one selling lesbian film on every gay video web site, so I figured that was enough reason to see it...Read in a recent November/December Curve Magazine that this writer director, Helen Lesnick, is the up and coming filmaker in the genre..So That was good enough for me. I saw it and I can say they were all right! A Family Affair is a well done film that has a quality script, and fine talent. It is Romantic and extremely Funny...About a love triangle (the ex and the new girlfriend) you can not go wrong seeing this film...And I thank Amazon for offering their review system so you can read honest critiques..before you buy..
Also read the director/writer just made an erotic drama called "Inescapable" all I can say I do not need any more proof to see or buy her next film....A new talent worth investing in if you desire good filmaking.
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Summary: Enjoyable Movie, I'd see it again
Review: A Family Affair has everything, a script that doesn't insult your intelligence, actors who understand what acting is and what it is not, a good story with character development, and a balance of sex and humor (the two are closer in reality than most movies lead us to believe). Rented this at Blockbuster as I am always looking for films on the mainstreams edge and really this story though lesbian, could be about any group...This is a well done movie from a first time director/writer (looked up the movie on the internet for more info). Sure it is not a Hollywood production but maybe that is why the film is so refreshing..It is a great movie whatever your orientation, likely lesbians will relate to it and enjoy it more, but I think this one should be equally shared.
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Summary: Uh....simply awful
Review: While I appreciate the effort that goes into making a feature film, it's hard to say much good about this film.....silly story, trite characters and an actress who looked way older than her character's stated age.....the jokes were generally lame, and overall it had an Afterschool Special kind of feeling.....sorry, I applaud the effort, but thumbs down on the film.....
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Summary: Let's be honest...
Review: This film both blew and sucked! I like many others I'm sure, expected so much more from this film. It's important for Lesbians to be represented via Lesbian artists. Likewise, the more flooded the market and industry becomes with Lesbian films the more mainstream, and hopefully better quality, films we will have to enjoy. However, just because it is a "Lesbian film" does not mean that we must automatically and blindly declare it a masterpiece. The acting in this film is, sadly, mediocre; the writing is flat and cliché. Unfortunately, you really just keep watching because you think that it simply must get better, yet, it fails to do so in so many ways. And, I'm sorry, but it is difficult to believe that the only two attractive women in the movie would fight over the "wannabe-butchesque-stud" who really seems to flop in every aspect. This in an unfortunate and embarrassing vehicle for writer / director Helen Lesnick to play out her fantasies and try to score props in doing so. It's obvious that Lesnick has a small group of supporters, however, it is an injustice to the Lesbian viewing audience to build this film up to Academy Award status and expect them to turn a blind eye to the obvious fact that this film really stinks. Let's face it...those who can, sometimes shouldn't.
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Summary: no truth in advertising
Review: marketers skillfully used Michele Green, from L.A. Law, as a draw. she was in the movie for perhaps ten minutes in a minor role. the main character tried too hard to be funny, and thus, wasn't! terrible acting, a stiff script, no chemistry between the marrying couple. talking to the camera was equally annoying. don't waste your time!
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Summary: Worthwhile filmaking
Review: Hey, Just got over reading the reviews to this movie...Wow, people either loved it or well did not care for it...But one thing I noticed common in all the reviews was passion...this movie really evoked emotion, which I think makes any movie a success, as I am tried of shallow flicks with no plot or talent. I saw this movie about 2 years ago in a film festival, it won the audience award which I think is a great compliment..Now do not get me wrong this is a lower budget flick, rough around the edges, it isn't a film with a lot of financial backing like Kissing Jessica Stein or High Art...But the story is so good and the writing even better you forget the budget...These are some talented filmakers more so because they made a film for less and made it feel like more... I liked the actresses, and there are some priceless scenes such as the ex, the current gf, and the main character who is torn between the two...no movie has shown a love triangle any better represented than in this one scene no matter high the budget ( and that is an honest view) and there other priceless gems, inlaws, love scenes etc... This really will grow on you and become a favorite DVD in your library.. First time filmakers with an effort beyond their experience who capture the lesbian experience with humor, drama , and sex appeal... I recommend this film highly, I think it is a great addition to gay cinema and a turning point to tell filmakers give us a quality story and you will have an audience.. Hope to see another film this good soon...(read something about a new Erotic drama coming out this spring in an article about lesbian cinema in Curve Mag...director of A Family Affair wrote it and is just directing, not acting this time, and somewhat HEAVY erotic content....hmmm think that should be a winner :) called escapable? or inescapable?...look it up do not know more than that anyway see A Family Affair I give it 5 stars..
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Summary: Yes a success for all to see
Review: Just got back from a trip at Olivia...someone told me about this film...rented it last night!!! This is a great movie, it is about love, and ex's and new girls and old girls and how we get together and fall apart. Temptation, love, second guessing ourselves, everything we all know now on film. It is well done, a great ensemble cast of talented girls who are really nice to look at, I just loved this film.
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