Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

kings_fan-00669 I wanted to like this movie. However the chemistry between the actresses seemed non-existent.The storyline was lacking depth. The characters were lacking dimension. It all seemed very surface level and was a movie that lacked any real emotion, very contrived in certain parts. The acting was mediocre at best.It left you wanting...more. More depth, more emotion, something. I just didn't believe the two lead performances. Their connection didn't seem legitimate; I suppose that was the main issue, other than there not being any sort of plot development. It all felt very rushed and superficial.

zenkAtE_07 Please really do watch it! if you're into sweet things and romances, then I sincerely be happy that someone can appreciate this kind of film like I did. I often read reviews, not write reviews, but on this i just can't stop myself from registering and writing. I was often mislead by reviews; they give it a 7-up stars and comment that it was an excellent movie. but it turned out i need a coffee! I don't critic based on cinematography or whatever those things that experts say. I based it on likeness, enjoyment and the after-effects of watching the film. truth is, i can't get this out of my head. well, maybe i'm into les or bi kind of film at this moment and i liked Catherine so much(I never knew there is Allison Mcatee in Hollywood, never heard or seen her before) but i also liked the scripts and the acting. i just wish their affair didn't end quite abruptly as it did, and i wish Catherine wasn't as sad at the end as she was I guess in the beginning. could there be a part 2?

J B This is not a fantasy, and some may want a different ending. It is hoped and speculated that the movie runs beyond the time frame and every single person should watch this movie because this film is all about love, and at the end a human, queer or homophobic, should want them back together, no matter how many more times they fall apart, and understanding that this falling apart in obvious in any relationship, and that only love is not enough for people to hold together. This film is all about the longings in the viewers heart after it ends. Allison is spectacular, and once eyes set on her will not want to see another face and would want more of her. People may not like reality in movies, but sometime a reminder is essential.

itgirlx Anyone else see character resemblance between Allison McAtee's 'Catherine Stark' and Sharon Stone's 'Catherine Trammell' in the 1992 sex thriller 'Basic Instinct?' Certainly the two actresses share a physical likeness, but if you ask me, Fernanda Cardoso conjured her Catherine from one of those gauzy sex dreams where you wake up feeling frisky but you can't quite put your finger on why. There were a number of elements in the story which once touched on, were left inadequately developed--like a dream. The aggressive teacher/ingénue student dynamic was evident and others have mentioned a 'creepy factor' regarding the perceived age difference, when really it's only 10 or 12 years. As Catherine begins to fall for Jackie, she becomes more nurturing, less dominating, more vulnerable, thus the bathing scene/food-cutting/jealousy arc. Professor Stark is clearly used to being the pursuer and chooses her students because of the power she wields over them. As time goes on, you see Catherine's emotional limits begin to crumble as Jackie begins to step back into the Hollywood world where she has the power. The actresses had good chemistry and their scenes together are the strongest but left too much to the viewer's own interpretation. With deeper development of the scenes between them, the emotional intention would have been more clear. The typical 'dyke drama' as revealed in a number scenes, e.g., both of them sleeping with men, Catherine's denial of it being a relationship, their mutual unwillingness to be a public couple, is all rather standard lesbian relationship fare. One true thing is definitely played out--in these May-December romances, the tables invariably are turned and the older partner is the one who gets hurt.