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Better Than Chocolate (1999)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:8

Rotten:13

Average Rating:5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Life is going great for Maggie. She has recently moved out on her own and found the woman of her dreams. However, things quickly change when her mother and brother are forced to move into Maggie's... [More]

Starring: Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Wendy Crewson, Ann-Marie MacDonald

Director: Anne Wheeler

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Reviews for Better Than Chocolate

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	David Stratton	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 26 2009 03:17 AM	Variety
	David Noh	Anne Wheeler's sexy, funny, poignant film, from a bright script by Peggy Thompson, is a real charmer, with considerable brains. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 11 2006 09:27 AM	Film Journal International
2.5/4	Michael Dequina	Plays like a 'very special episode' of a sitcom. That is, one with explicit nudity and sex. Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 28 2006 06:06 PM	TheMovieReport.com
N/R	Jeffrey M. Anderson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 26 2006 03:17 AM	Combustible Celluloid
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 04:09 AM	Houston Chronicle
	Martin Scribbs	Better Than Chocolate is warm and loving, if not partcularly wise or nuanced. Comment \| Jul., 05 2004 06:23 PM	Low IQ Canadian
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 21 2004 07:01 AM	Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1.5/4	Susan Tavernetti	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:17 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
2/5	Kevin N. Laforest	No review available. Comment \| Feb., 15 2003 06:33 PM	Montreal Film Journal
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 30 2002 08:29 AM	Deseret News, Salt Lake City
N/R	Jeff Strickler	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 06 2002 03:16 PM	Minneapolis Star Tribune
3/5	David Poland	No review available. Comment \| Jul., 26 2002 06:47 PM	Hot Button
2/4	Jeffrey Westhoff	The makers of gay-themed films often ignore this rule: Romantic comedy clich�s don't become innovative just because the lovers are the same sex. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 18 2002 11:11 AM	Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
N/R	Mike Kerrigan	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:20 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
C	Paula Nechak	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 03 2002 08:18 AM	Seattle Post-Intelligencer
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 24 2002 08:17 AM	Boston Phoenix
2.5/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 19 2002 08:17 AM	Globe and Mail
3/5	Michael W. Phillips, Jr.	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 28 2002 08:17 AM	Goatdog's Movies
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 09 2002 08:16 AM	Movieline
N/R	Kevin Thomas	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 14 2001 08:22 AM	Los Angeles Times

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