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Girl Play (2004)

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Reviews Counted:8

Fresh:2

Rotten:6

Average Rating:4/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Apr 1, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: Girl Play is the painfully funny love story raising the complicated question, “What do you do when true love comes and you’re already in “the relationship?” Based on the lives of writers / actors... Girl Play is the painfully funny love story raising the complicated question, “What do you do when true love comes and you’re already in “the relationship?” Based on the lives of writers / actors Robin Greenspan and Lacie Harmon, the story begins as Robin, who is essentially married to her girlfriend of a half dozen years and, Lacie, who has never had a relationship lasting past sunrise, are cast to play lesbian lovers in a Los Angeles stage play. Innocently, the flamboyant stage director, Gabriel (Dom Deluise) directs the actresses through a series of rehearsals designed to “ensure intimacy in performance.” But soon the two women find themselves increasingly and undeniably attracted to each other until finally they are overcome with desire. They must ask themselves whether this relationship is manufactured, created for the sake of the “girl play” or, a “true love” requiring major personal choices and life altering changes. In an attempt to come to terms with these irresistible feelings for each other, the two women tell their stories; flashing back to key moments in their lives, including: Young Robin realizing secrets are a necessary part of life, Adult Robin coming out of the closet to her mother (Mink Stole) after one last lunch of hearing about all of her unreasonable expectations of a pending marriage to the perfect son in law to be and Lacie’s trials and errors in the dating world along with her ultimate inability to perform sexually with a girlfriend once the initial honeymoon timeframe has run out. All of these flashbacks are intertwined with special moments of hot, lusting desire for one another during the rehearsals for the play for which they were cast as each other’s lovers. Girl Play incorporates elements of stage and film, moving back and forth through time and places to explore through humor and sometimes-painful self-confession, the neuroses that accompany major life choices. -- © Goff-Kellam Productions [More]

Starring: Dom DeLuise, Robin Greenspan, Lacie Harmon

Starring: Dom DeLuise, Robin Greenspan, Lacie Harmon


Studio: Wolfe Video

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  • "Vivacious, sexy, clever!" - Curve Magazine. When Gabriel (Dom Deluise) casts "real" lesbians in a play about two actors falling in love, he unintentionally sparks a raging passion between the women. As rehearsals progress, the action behind the scenes takes off in ways both comic and sexy. Also stars Mink Stole as a hilariously distraught mother. 80 min. [CC]
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    08/16/07
    Trevor Johnston
    Trevor Johnston
    Time Out New York

    What Girl Play amounts to is big-screen soft-core for lesbians.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    03/01/07
    Doris Toumarkine
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    06/24/06
    Time Out

    Too many musical montages break the momentum, but overall it's an engaging piece of work, regardless of which team you play for.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    04/01/05
    Ken Fox
    Ken Fox
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Mainly a simple pair of soliloquies about lesbians struggling as life partners, with some scenes of farce and dread in the mix.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    04/01/05
    Ned Martel
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    Exactly why we should care about these narcissists is a mystery.

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    04/01/05
    V.A. Musetto
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    With little plot and a stifling set, the ­movie needs stronger performances than its leads can offer.

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    04/01/05
    Elizabeth Weitzman
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    Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
    03/31/05
    AV Club

    Greenspan and Harmon's paltry song of themselves concludes with five minutes of outtakes, capping the self-love.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    03/29/05
    Melissa Anderson
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    A small-scale but winning comedy.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
    08/26/04
    Sheri Linden
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    Except for brief injections of camp administered by John Waters' vet Mink Stole ... and Dom DeLuise, there's little in Girl Play that doesn't evaporate by closing credits.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    08/10/04
    Robert Koehler
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