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Any of you who are familiar with Kevin Smith (the working director, not Kevin Smith, locally known as my boyfriend) and his work will find Chasing Amy to be his best produced film to date. It's fun and infantile and vulgar, like Clerks (and with plenty of inside jokes for those who have seen Clerks and Mallrats), but with a really mature message and well-developed characters. |
| I don't want to give away the plot to those who don't know, because ignorance would be bliss for a moviegoer, so if you don't want it given away, skip to the next paragraph. |
| As you may know (or don't mind knowing ahead of time), the main character falls in love with a lesbian. A gay friend of mine expressed disgust for this plot line, saying it trivialized homsexuality as a concept, and he felt that it implied that everyone is straight really, but we are waiting for the right member of the opposite sex. Having heard this dismissal, I went to the movie worried that it would turn out just so. |
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| I think it was handled appropriately, but I would love to hear from the 10% out there what they think! |
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Anyway, the dialogue (as in all Kevin Smith films) tends to be a tad overwritten (although I do know people who really talk that way spontaneously) but it's still very sincere and enjoyable. Go see it!!! I only give the Matinee Price reservation because Smith's directorial style may grate on some who are used to Steven Spielberg or say, Woody Allen. But it's definitely a movie to see |
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