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I HATE this movie
Some of the things that come out of this guy's mouth make me want to jump through the screen and strangle him. If I could give this movie negative stars I would.
I thought that as a lesbian I should give this movie a try, but the only time I have been more pissed off while watching a movie, was during the rape and murder scenes from 'Boys Don't Cry'.

A movie that takes a deep look at homosexuality.
This is probably the best indy-film I have ever seen. Kevin Smith does a fantastic job telling us this story of an average guy who falls in love with a lesbian. I've seen this kind of thing happen several times in movies, but this movie takes it a step further and really shows how these two people deal with it instead of just brushing it off.

This is Ben Affleck's best performance ever! He deals with his eagerness to fall in love with this woman in a very sophisticated and sometimes emotional way. He tries to adapt to the idea of being just friends, but of course he can't take it any more and sits down with the girl and acts out one of the best monologues I've seen in a movie. Just watching him pour his heart out to this girl is beyond fantastic!

Joey Lauren Adams as the girl of Ben Affleck's dreams shines tremendously. She is a very powerful actress in this film and plays this lesbian role with such great energy.

Kevin Smith can tell a raw, yet emotional story about the tough things of love like not many other actors. Just watching the leading man and lady work off of each other is terrific.

The one thing I truly learned from this film is that gays and lesbians are people. They don't deserve all of the jokes they are open to in film and television all the time. One's sexual orientation should not be frowned on by anyone.

Kevin Smith's Low Budget Masterpiece
After the similarly funny novel, "The Losers' Club: Complete Restored Edition" by Richard Perez, Chasing Amy is the best Amazon purchase I made in a long time. Some people may say that this film is uneven, etc., but in my opinion there's so many great, heartfelt scenes that I can't seem to get enough of this flick, and I've taken to watching it over and over. Just think of the "confession scene" where Holden confesses his love -- I can't think of any film with such a heartfelt, soulful scene; and I love the scene where Alysa answers the Holden's question: "Why Me?" Then there's the great scene where Silent Bob tells the story of Amy. Amazing 'cause it's such a thoughtful scene but also funny. In short, I really need to recommend this movie to people who think Kevin Smith does nothing but make films full of dick and fart jokes. I say, yeah there are those jokes, but so much more to it! Pick up a copy of this great film, probably my favorite so-called romantic comedy of all time. And again I need to recommend "The Losers Club: Complete Restored Edition" -- very much related to this film.

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