Go Fish (1994)

Max West (dewy Guinevere Turner, who also appears in The L Word as Gabby Deveaux and American Psycho as Elizabeth) is set up with Ely by her good friend and roomie Kia. Unfortunately, as Max puts it, “U-G-L-Y, she ain’t got no alibi — she’s ugly!”

Despite the bad acting and the regrettable style of the 90′s, I loved this movie. I loved the art-project vibe, the social statements it makes and the fact that it was shot in black and white because black and white film was cheaper than color. I do have to mention that the cover is quite possibly the most misleading movie art I’ve ever come across. This is not an ethereal film about glowing sex between gorgeous lesbians. It’s a film about finding love in unlikely places and not going with your first reaction all the time. The cast, though untrained as actors, gives a heartfelt performance. So what if they do look like they’re straight reading their lines from cue cards half — okay, seventy-five percent — of the time? The wedding dress scene made my heart hiccup.

On a scale from “Eh.” to “FANFUCKINGTASTIC!” I give Go Fish a hearty “Yes!” See it if you are a lesbo (prerequisite, right?) and bad acting doesn’t annoy you out of enjoyment.