A long time ago, Hollywood ground out a steady stream of sappy, one-dimensional movies glorifying All-American values. Usually placed in an idealized small-town America they extolled family-values, hard work, and patriotism. They were very formulaic, predictable, and usually not entertaining. But wait, they're back. But now they're urban, 'street-smart' and politically correct. And formulaic, predictable and still not entertaining. "Better than Chocolate" is typical of this new genre. Its premise is cute. A young lesbian, not out with her family, is visited by her recently divorced and distraught mother and younger teenage brother. And the live-in lover must pretend not to be the lover, and there's the repressed lesbian bookstore owner, the transgender friend and on and on. It's gay Disney, and unfortunately not entertaining. Don't bother.
Review of Better Than Chocolate
