Vanessa Forsythe reviews

Cert: R

Cat.no:

Running time: 102 minutes

Year: 1999

Pressing: 1999

Region(s): 1, NTSC

Chapters: 24 plus extras

Sound: Dolby Stereo

Languages: English

Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Widescreen: 1.85:1

16:9-Enhanced: No

Macrovision: Yes

Disc Format: DVD 5

Price: $39.98

Extras : Scene index, Director's Commentary; Trailer

Director:

Anne Wheeler

Cast:

Maggie: Karen Dwyer
Kim: Christina Cox
Lila: Wendy Crewson (Bicentennial Man, Air Force One)
Judy: Peter Outerbridge (Kissed, Mission to Mars)
Carla: Marya Delver (I've Heard the Mermaids Singing)
Frances: Anne-Marie MacDonald (I've Heard the Mermaids Singing)
Paul: Kevin Mundy

A sumptuous romantic comedy all about how wonderful it is to fall in love, <>BBetter than Chocolate follows a few hectic days in the life of Maggie, who meets, and falls for, Kim, the new artist in town, the same day that Maggie’s mother announces she’s getting a divorce and she and Maggie’s brother Paul need somewhere to stay…Unfortunately Maggie’s mother is unaware of her daughter’s sexuality, that she has dropped out of college to work in a bookstore and that Maggie has been sleeping on a sofa at the back of the shop where she works. No wonder Maggie is a bit stressed about the impending visit!!

As the days unfold, unexpected friendships are made and romance blossoms during the battle to save the bookstore from censorship, culminating in a heart-stopping finale that will have only the hardest of hearts not acknowledging that some things are indeed Better than Chocolate.

An extremely enjoyable film with a fabulous cast (special mention must be made of Peter Outerbridge for his excellent portrayal of Judy), Better than Chocolate comes highly recommended for all those romantics out there, regardless of preference.

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Review copyright © Vanessa Forsythe, 2000.