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Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
Starring: Steven Mackintosh, Rupert Graves, Miriam Margolyes, Saskia Reeves, Charlotte Coleman
Directed By: Richard Spence
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781572522817
Format: Color
ISBN: 157252281X
Label: Fox Lorber
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fox Lorber
Release Date: 1999-05-25
Running Time: 92
Studio: Fox Lorber
Theatrical Release Date: 1997-09-12
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Summary: Surprised..
Comment: I didn't think I would like this movie but it sure surprised me. I ended up loving this movie. Showed me that when 2 people have a love connection it doesn't matter what sex you are.
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Summary: Boring Yet Rupert Graves is the Only Reason to Watch This
Comment: Let's get to the bottom of things. Rupert Graves is the only reason to watch this film. The movie is only slightly entertaining with Graves being the true reason.
No disrespect to Mackintosh (I've seen him in other things and think he's a good actor) but he didn't do it for me in this. He wasn't convincing as a transexual let alone a woman. He didn't even look like a woman but like a man in make-up. For this movie to be more realistic they could have picked a more feminine-looking male lead or at least a man that can look good in a dress and make-up. Mackintosh, who resembled Glenn Close in the film, looked just like a man in drag instead of a transexual woman. No transexual woman would have left any doctor's office looking like this. Couldn't the film people have applied things to alter Mackintosh's looks better than they did? He didn't look like a woman at all and he didn't even talk like a woman! No one would be fooled that this was a woman and it was pitiful for the filmmakers to think this was convincing. This is what made the film too unrealistic. You couldn't get into the character of Kim (Mackintosh) because he didn't look at all like a woman plus you couldn't buy that Graves's character would find her attractive. At first he seems to be repulsed that his old friend has changed into a woman then he's suddenly sexually attracted to her? It didn't make sense but could have been understood if Mackintosh looked like a woman.
There wasn't really a plot except Graves's character Prentess getting into trouble and Kim having to save him from going to jail. Other than that, it's completely wasted. I would have rather seen a film that explored Kim's journey into being a woman and I would have liked to see a drawn out and longer romance. I didn't appreciate how Kim and Prentiss were thrown together sexually twenty minutes before the film ended. It made no sense was no need for it because the two didn't even seem to be attracted to each other until half way into the film.
If you're a fan of Graves you'll enjoy this movie a little. He brought the only spark there was to this film. It was boring enough but Graves will keep you watching, maybe. I thought he was great and I loved the character but that wasn't enough to save this film. If you want to see a unique romantic comedy there are much better ones than this. If you want to see a man playing a transexual in a decent way, watch "Soldier's Girl". Different for Girls could have been a very good movie if Mackintosh hadn't been in the lead and if the film had a real plot. It's nothing to jump about.
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Summary: Different for Girls is good for everyone
Comment: This is a film from 1996 but don't let that put you off. It is standing the test of time. It is about Kim, a post operative trans-sexual and Paul, his/her mate from school. Karl/Kim was bullied at school for being gay, in reality he was a she in a male body. Paul protected him. We see that in flashback. Then Paul sees Kim/Karl and the penny drops for Paul...they know each other, but obviously something is different. Paul liked Karl at school, 'liked' him although didn't act on it I think. Now there is the social taboo of sex change rather than same sex attraction...but Paul is curious and persues a relationship with Kim...not sexual, just a relationship. Then he questions further but becomes aroused by what he hears and leaves. Things become sinister when they are arrested for their behaviour because of the ensuing argument. The Policeman gropes Kim and once again Paul protects Kim/Karl. This time it goes to court...not good. Kim needs to be a witness for Paul in court but her life has been spent trying to blend in, not stand out...this is a trial for her in more ways than one. She does the right thing and becomes the protector but the Press get hold of the story and Paul seemingly turns on Kim and sells the story. However, all is not what it seems. Kim encouraged him to sell the story of their schoolboy situation and following relationship, but the accompanying picture is that of the school bully who targetted Karl/Kim. They end up...do you want to know? Not going to say except...sigh. Cute, cute, cute. There is a shocking scene when Paul asks Kim to 'show him' what was done...shocking in that what you see and what you know about the actor playing Kim don't come together. You see woman but know she IS a man...very well done. Steven Mackintosh plays a great girl. Rupert Graves plays an endearing besotted suitor...worth a look, it will be a double take at 'that' scene. Recommend it.
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Summary: Kudos!
Comment: I loved this movie when I first saw it in the theatre, and I've continued to love it over the years in its DVD format. My ONLY complaint about it, in fact, is that it does not have subtitles! Even though it is in English, it's in ENGLISH-English, and as an American I frequently find it hard to understand films coming from the British Isles. I miss much of the dialogue and that's a shame, because in such an enjoyable movie you want to catch every word. But buy it anyway.
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Summary: COOL
Comment: Steven Mackintosh does a wonderful job and manages to make Kim very attractive and believable. It's perfectly understandable to me why Rupert Graves' character falls for her. I also like the pop music in this film.
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