Review of Treading Water (2001) by Jacky L — 26 Dec 2009
While this is not the best lesbian movie I have seen, it most certainly is not the worst. It's a slice out the lives of these characters, and the bigotry that comes from Casey's mother.Unfortunately I also know a thing or two about judgmental parents (thankfully, Casey only had her mother to deal with, but what a hateful woman!), and the illusions and lies one has to maintain in order to maintain a relationship with the family. This all struck me as very real.
What was refreshing, though, was that there was no drama surrounding the very existence of the main characters' relationship - they weren't just starting, neither of them was straight, they didn't break up or defect. They had a stable, loving relationship which, like most relationships, has stresses and strains to deal with. How nice, finally!
And even in the sex scenes, the director saw no need to titillate the audience - again, just tender, real loving.
Bravo!
This review of Treading Water (2001) was written by Jacky L on 26 Dec 2009.
Treading Water has generally received mixed reviews.
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