The actors....
- Elizabeth Reaser plays the lead as Allegra, avowed lesbian that does not hate men.
- Justin Kirk play Phillip, the Columbia associate professor, bored with life, casts off Grace and becomes involved with Allegra and reunites with Grace.
- Gretchen Mol plays Grace, Phillip's ex-girlfriend and curious debutant to lesbianism.
This is a rewind movie, starts with a scene of conflict that goes back to the root. Starting at the root, Allegra's girlfriend leaves her to marry her boyfriend. In the dumps she meets Philip, get really drunk, tries to seduce him and proceeds to Ralph on his shoes. Later the mutual attraction restarts and a tryst is begun. Shortly after this Allegra meets a a beautiful blond to whom she is very attracted. The straight blond, Grace has just been dumped by her boyfriend and jumps into trying an affair with a woman. Before long Allegra is blissfully carrying on with both as a juggling act. Then she discovers that Phillip and Grace were a couple, she tries to break it off but before achieving is discovered by everybody at here first girlfriends engagement party. The catastrophe causes Allegra to have an epiphany, she can now commit, when the movie ends, she is happily living with the first girlfriend.
Score 30 of 50, a middling score from me, but I did enjoy.
- Character Development 7 out of 10. Allegra transforms from a "guy" to a person willing to embrace commitment.
- Acting 6 out of 10. Very much enjoyed the scene between Mol and Reaser at the glass works.
- Photography, cinematography 4 of 10. This movie was all about the conversation, other than making New York look like a wonderful neighborhood, nothing special.
- Writing, script 7 out of 10. Reminded me of a Whit Stillman movie.
- Concept 6 out of 10. Positive, feminist centered but willing to poke fun at itself.
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