Go Fish
Max is a trendy, pretty, young lesbian, who is having trouble finding love. A friend sets her up with Ely, whom Max likes, but Ely is frumpy, homely, and older. Nor do they have much in common. Can Max learn to look past the packaging?
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- Cast:
- Guinevere Turner , Mimi Weddell
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Touches You
It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
This movie was somewhat interesting. The characters in it were well rounded, but the acting had a lot of room for improvement. This film revolved around dialogue and there was plenty of it. For the most part the dialogue was funny and somewhat interesting, but overall this film mostly felt like a dirty version of Sex and the City: Lesbian Edition. I did think it was interesting that the film included real depictions of lesbian women and didn't just have classically beautiful women in it pretending to be lesbians. It also wasn't afraid to show uncensored lesbian relationships, which a great number of people in 1994 would have found repulsive. The film also included a variety of shots and wasn't afraid to play around with camera angles, but this wasn't necessarily a good thing. A few shots in particular were simply annoying, for instance: the laundry room shot from the drier and the conversation between Max and her black friend in the coffee shop. The transitions in the movie also didn't seem to have much relevance to the plot of the film. Some transitions would be kids playing in the park and others would be up close images of handsthere is one exceptionwhen Daria and one of her sex lackeys are making love it shows Evy splitting some bread in half, but other than that the transitions do not have any relevance. Overall Go Fish is not a bad movie, but it isn't a great one either. I personally would not watch it again given the opportunity.It is a somewhat interesting movie, but it leans heavily on the lesbian aspect and given that this is the twenty-first century it doesn't carry the same shock value that it did back in '94. Don't get me wrong, if the characters in this film were not lesbians it probably wouldn't be interesting at all. In fact it would be the same romantic comedy that we've all seen over one hundred times now.
This movie is really one of the first of its kind. It;s a must see lebian classic. Sure, it's low budget, but it gives an honest account of the struggles young lesbians face. For the year it was released, it's an A+!
I saw this movie in the summer of 1994, as a young lesbian who was just comming out of the closet who had never had a girlfriend. I found the chemistry between Max and Ely so real, that I found myself yearning for that kind of relationship. Daria's trail was also very well done, as many lesbians do share that attitude.
Wow, what an awesome movie! Right after I watched it I immediately had to watch it again. Be warned that it IS an artsy film. But if you like black and white film, interesting cinematography, and a cute story then you'll eat it up just like I did. This movie portrays lesbians in a positive light and deals with relationship issues that many of us can relate to. It shows you that the right girl is out there. And the right girl might not be your ideal girl but you have to give it a chance. Most people notice how cute the character Max is but I think Ely is also cute in her own way and as the movie goes on she becomes cuter as Max likes her more. I'd recommend this movie to anyone that wants to see a cute positive lesbian love story.