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Claire of the Moon
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Rating:  - Lousy Writing and Acting
This movie is truly one of the worst I've ever seen (though it's better than Conn's other movie Cynara, but I digress). The acting is atrocious. The writing is abysmal. Clearly, Conn and the actress playing Tara O'Hara have never actually met someone from the American South much less from Atlanta. The word "y'all" is a contraction of the phrase "you all." It is a plural pronoun. It is not used in the singular. Moreover, those of us who are from Atlanta have gentle Southern accents, if any at all.
I'm mentioning the Southern stereotype in the film, because that's the one that offended me the most, but EVERY character was a stereotype--the New Age guru, the pop psychologist, the housewife-turned-writer, the butch lezzie, etc. Ugh! And the tripe that comes out of their mouths!
There's so much back-and-forth between the two main characters that by the end of the movie when they finally hook up (and we still don't know why that time was THE time they finally gave in) the viewer doesn't care. I really, really would love for Conn to take a couple of writing courses or just read a book about developing plot and characters. In film, especially, every scene must count and be building toward the big payoff. Too many scenes in this movie had no real purpose or served the same purpose as an earlier scene. The characters must be fresh and real, not like the trite, wooden women who people this movie. For a look at movies with great writing and acting, check out Imagine Me and You and Fingersmith. The latter is based on the excellent novel by Sarah Waters, and the screen writer did a spectacular job dramatizing the book.
Rating:  - HEY GIRL - DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!
This movie is a total waste of money - don't buy it! It's really boring and nothing "good" happens until the last 30 minutes of the movie.
Rating:  - Tender and cute
Ok, it's not the best movie out there, but its certainly one worth watching. I found this movie to be sensual, sweet, respectful and just down right cute. Take into account, when it was made, how it was made, one can only say that this peace of work should be respected and embraced. If you have an ounce of romance in you and enjoy watching women on screen who embrace their art then you'll enjoy it too. By the way, did I mention there are also some really funny moments in it aswell? Southern Comfort...
Rating: - Good movie but negative
I used to watch it when it have VHS long time ago. I love that movie. I thought of getting DVD to watch it again. BUT the negative thing is there is NO CLOSED CAPTIONED or SUBTITLE for Deaf, Hearing Impaired or Hard of Hearing people to watch it. It isnt worth it to buy it.
Rating: - The movie we lesbians love to hate!
OK, OK, we've all had years to take pot-shots at this semi-stinker of a movie...
What I hated: the acting is pretty bad, especially Trisha Todd. Yeesh, what a spoiled little brat her character was too! I hated the dialoge, so contrived and AWKWARD! In the "making of" tape, Conn describes the actress who plays Maggie as some sort of female Clark Gable - UGH! Wrinkled up truck driver with an overbite..not suave and sexy! The guy that Claire kept "doing it" with was annoying the heck out of me.
What I liked: the fact that Karen Trumbo is so sexy is about all that saved it for me. (except, did anyone notice that she kisses like she's about to swallow the other person whole??) I also liked the stretch when they began to find peace with each other and became friends. The fantasizing about each other was cool...
Definately of dubious quality, just a sexy setting, some good "tension", and a few funny lines...I think if most women are honest, there's a place for this on their shelves.
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