Review of Lost and Delirious (2001) by The Walrus S — 19 Aug 2008

I don't know why I love this film so much, it might have been because I found a great movie by accident, maybe it's because it has lesbians in it, maybe it's because heartbreak, something only addressed usually in parts of tacky romance films. I don't know why I love it but I do.

The conceit of the film isn't anything special until the "couple" is forced to break up due to social, family and authoritative pressures. One of the girls takes it fine and pretends to be straight the other becomes almost obsessive trying to win back her girlfriend and becomes extremely aggresive.

There's an interesting sub-text about weather the first girl is actually hetero or pretending so that she can be accepted, especially by her family. But this just plays second fiddle to Piper Perabo's portryal of a broken and desperate heart until finally she challenges her Ex-girlfriend's boyfriend to a fencing bout, seriously wounding him, than fleeing out of sight to reappear when a tragedy strikes that, after it's happened, seems like it was inevitable from the moment they were split apart.

I recommend this film to anyone. srsly but there are some people that are gonna like it more than others.