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Different for Girls (1996)
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Synopsis: A ladies' man meets his match in Kim, a striking, sophisticated, and sexy woman. The only thorn in his side is that he and Kim were childhood pals...previous to Kim's major operation, when she was Karl. But now the two re-evaluate their relationship and give romance a try.... A ladies' man meets his match in Kim, a striking, sophisticated, and sexy woman. The only thorn in his side is that he and Kim were childhood pals...previous to Kim's major operation, when she was Karl. But now the two re-evaluate their relationship and give romance a try. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Rupert Graves, Steven Mackintosh, Miriam Margolyes, Saskia Reeves, Charlotte Coleman
DVD Info
Release:
Jun 1, 2001
DVD Features:
- Region 0
- Keep Case
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Access
- Production Credits
- Filmographies
Reviews
This would be infinitely more likeable if it wasn't for some irritatingly unreal plot development.
Different for Girls staggers around, keeping its lovers apart as in any conventional romantic comedy.
Toplined by handsome Brit thesp Rupert Graves, offbeat serio comedy concerns the evolving friendhsip and eventual love between a rambunctious macho and a quiet insecure transsexual.
What makes this wonderfully deranged film fly is Rupert (“Maurice”; “Where Angels Fear to Tread”) Graves.
Bland and conventional, despite the sex-change angle, Different for Girls is ultimately not different enough.
The film engages the audience on a gut level so that we care about Kim and Prentice.
I don't mean to be a stick-in-the-mud, but apart from school days and friendly shared memories, these two truly have nothing in common.
One of the reasons why Different for Girls works is because of the caliber of acting.


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