Sydney has played the part of a devoted wife to her husband for years, but her world is shattered when she meets Jane and is instantly attracted to her. She is quickly overwhelmed with the intensity of her love for Jane and the lustful passion that they share. Now Sydney is faced with a choice between the forbidden love that she craves and the undying love of her husband.
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April 13, 2008
#1
“Running on Empty”
Soul Searching
Amos Lassen
Sydney Harris (Kathleen Brenner) is young and quite athletic but she gets the news that she has only six months to live if she and her husband cannot come up with money for a medical treatment. This would not be difficult if her husband were not underpaid. Time is passing quickly and Sydney tries to find some way to save her life. While she searches she begins to question her existence and surprisingly finds herself falling in love with a single mother, Jane (Rachel Owens) who lives in her neighborhood. Sydney is forced to make a decision–what is more important; her religious upbringing, her husband and her son, or the love she is dealing with as she tries to save her own life? She is quickly overwhelmed with the intensity of her love for Jane and the lustful passion that they share. Now Sydney is faced with a choice between the forbidden love that she craves and the undying love of her husband.
Nitara Osborne wrote the play upon which the movie is based and she produced and cast it as well. Ultimately this is her movie as she directed it as well. It is based on true events and is totally realistic. The acting is fine and the movie is an exercise in what is important.
April 13, 2008
#2
This is a great movie that will keep you glued to the t.v until it is over. The characters in the movie were awesome. One reason why this is a good movie is because it is based on true life. There isn’t a lot of movies that lesbians today can relate to or they can feel that they can connect with. Another reason why this is a great movie is because at the end there is an unexpected surprise. I spend days thinking about the movie and just wanted to keep watching it over and over again. It is worth buying.
April 13, 2008
#3
I didn’t expect much from this movie after I read all the bad reviews, but I have to say I really liked this movie. Certainly it is not a typical Hollywood Blockbuster – but to me it seemed quite authentical. The actresses are gorgeous and the performance is ok for an indie movie. 4 stars because I think the subplot is a bit ham and sometimes too long without any particular meaning.
April 13, 2008
#4
This is literally the worse film, and I use the term loosely that I have ever seen. When I finished watching (and only out of curiosity) the DVD went straight to the garbage.
The two lead actresses have potential. There are a couple of scenes when there relationship seems genuine, but the script is badly written, with much to-do-about-nothing dialogue and unclear “conclusions”. The husband seems more like a porn actor than an ex-marine and the evangelical christian seems like a character out of a looney toons episode.
There is no evolution of the feelings. Scenes come and go and there is never a sense of what is actually going thru the characters minds except when they say it. For example, when Sidney says ” I wanted to kiss you since the first time I saw you”. Really???? You could have fooled me with your non-chalant attitude. That’s what acting is for… to reflect feelings not croak bad dialogue.
The evangelical christian is an eye sore and the story so awfully told that at some point we were wondering if this was actually a born again christian film disguissed as lesbian themed.
I am a supporter of the arts, but there is a line that should not be crossed. This project should not have ever made it to film and I should never have spend $15 on it.
I set complete responsability of this disaster on the writer/director. Hope she has more sense (a lot of it) next time.
April 13, 2008
#5
I agree with all the negative statements made by other reviewers about the bad acting, the bad script, the bad music, etc; this is the most preposterous movie I’ve seen in a long time. There’s no way it’s worth even one star. But the worst part to me is the message that being a lesbian is bad, but if you are a lesbian, Jesus can help you. That stood out to me like a sore thumb because there simply was no other reason for the Christian lesbian to be in the movie. It wasn’t a blatant message, but it certainly wasn’t subtle either. And it was like the final nail in the movie’s coffin.
(I don’t know anything about the writer; if she’s a lesbian, she DEFINITELY needs to find another line of work!)