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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
Better late than never, 29 July 2007
Author:
kenjha
Connie Nelson (not to be confused with Connie Nielsen; in fact she looks like David Warner) is a female basketball coach who falls in love with a female school secretary, creating an uproar at the high school. Hennigan is touching as the overweight secretary in a sexless marriage whose life is renewed when she meets Nelson. Carter is good as Hennigan's perplexed husband, who is also a teacher at the school. Although it feels at times like an after-school TV special, it is saved by the interesting characters and pretty good acting by the large cast. It is competently written and directed by the Dyer sisters, who have not done anything since.
5 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
Excellent Movie!, 26 June 2006
Author:
siverline from United States
While most movies show two model like hot woman in a love relationship,
this one shows two ordinary women getting to know themselves and then
each other.
Connie Nelson plays Dinah Groshardt (an unattached middle aged woman
who is made fun off by her students for her lack of love life) , a
trigonometry teacher at a high school where Carly Lumpkin (played by
Dee Hennigan) works in the principal's office and her husband Ron
Lumpkin (played by Gary Carter) teaches algebra.
Carly and Ron have two kids, rebel daughter Val (Jonah Marsh) &
pleasing son Avery (Graham Skipper). There is no longer any love left
in Carly and Ron's relationship and she has issues with her own body.
One day in class Dinah confiscates a love note between Val & her
boyfriend Jamie Hooper (Esteban Powell), a budding rock star. Later
while Dinah comes to the Lumpkins for dinner, Carly goes through
Dinah's purse while she is out playing ball with Ron. She mistakes the
note for an affair between the two. Later when she realizes her mistake
and confesses to Dinah it leads to friendship and much more.
The movie is thoroughly enjoyable and gives a realistic look at how a
love relationship between two women, its effects on their personal and
professional lives and a good anticipated ending.
While Connie Nelson looks like Jeremy Irons (ha!ha!, it is Dee
Hennigan, who steals the show as Carly who wants to share her love
between her new partner and her family. A little obese and petite, she
is extremely attractive and looks like a million dollars. Watch out for
her basketball scenes with Connie Nelson, one in the buff and one in
their wedding dress. Gary Carter plays the unfortunate but
understanding husband with great style.
5 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
What's the story, Wishbone?, 17 February 1999
Author:
tilly-3
I came upon this movie by accident while channel surfing one morning. At first, I thought it was an "Afterschool Special," being repeated, but the midnight basketball session dispelled that idea. I'm glad to see this film was shown during the day, when people can actually see it, rather than played in the middle of the night, when the world is sleeping. It's hard to play this story out without making some aspect of it melodramatic: but I give the cast an "A+" for making me care how it all would end. (Hey: Didn't I see some of the 'Wishbone' players in this one?)
4 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
A nice surprise, a sweet film., 2 June 2003
Author:
drlloyd11 (drlloyd11@yahoo.com) from boston
Yeah, its sort of movie of the week, but its sweet and well acted. More importantly, its two middle aged woman falling in love, neither look like super models, and yet its pretty damn sexy at parts (they play nude basketball at night in a really cute scene). I have to recommend this.
3 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
I was surprised!, 23 August 1999
Author:
thedooke from Albuquerque, NM
The film was good. I liked the plot and as the story developed I enjoyed the love story very much. The Actors ( DEE and Connie) played their parts well and I hope to see more from them in the future. I give this film an A+.
0 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
I Love This Movie, 12 March 2009
Author:
maclasch from United States
Decently-written and sweetly acted, this is a realistic story of two
ordinary women (I thought both of them were beautiful!) who fall in
love. Carly Lumpkin, pleasingly plump and ignored by her husband is the
high school secretary at Eleanor Roosevelt high school. Dinah Groshardt
doubles as the high school's geometry teacher and basketball coach; she
keeps turtles, lives alone, and claims to have never been in love.
Their love affair eventually causes a stir at the school. There are
many funny moments, along with a proper dose of drama.
I'm 22 years old, but I would much rather watch this than the current
fare which usually centers around teenage or adolescent-acting young
people. I'll watch it, but it won't touch my heart nearly as much as
Late Bloomers. This story is about real love and shows even people your
parent's age can be passionate and affectionate. Especially enjoyed the
Lulu song "Oh me, Oh my" in this movie.
My only real complaint is the way they portrayed teenage Val (she
really annoyed me), but then this story does not focus on her
completely, so it's easy to ignore. What this movie lacks in perfect
writing, it makes up for in heart and a compelling story (and good
acting, at least by the two leads). One of my favorite movies.
5 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
Fired because of homophobia- or love?, 6 August 2000
Author:
kjsahl from Haugasund, Norway
This film is for the elder audience. Don't get me wrong. I recomend
everybody to see it. Finally the cast is not some teenagers but grown
woman.
The film is set in a small town where everybody knows everybody. The
scandal
is a fact when two woman is in love with eachother-one married, with two
children. The other a respectfull teacher, who also is a basket ball
trainer.
The film has some good humor and serious dialog and is a film worth waching
for everybody.
Anita
0 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
Terrible, just terrible, 24 January 2003
Author:
zeb.navarro from San Diego, Ca.
Saw this movie in HBO late at night one time. Possibly the single worst movie I have ever seen since "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". The acting was corny and the plot was just awful. The movie dragged on for too long and never got to the point. There was no flow to the film and the end credits were probably the best part of this film. When your in the video store and you come across this title, it is best if you run (don't walk!) the other direction, go home and wash your eyes.
1 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
Just plain horrible, 8 January 1999
Author:
anonymous from Phoenix, Arizona
Dee Hennigan, one of the stars of Late Bloomers, is my cousin. And no matter how much I hate to say this, I must - the movie was horrible. It wasn't the relatively-taboo subject matter or the nudity or anything like that. Rather, I just found the dialogue to be unnatural, and the acting fairly poor. Dee has done much better work than this, as I hope have the other actors and actresses.
3 out of 15 people found the following review useful:
We saw it to see Esteban Powell, but . . ., 8 December 1998
Author:
Grand from United States
. . . it was darned good! The logic of the long wait before the scheduled wedding puzzles me, but overall it was a very nice film. (And yes, we did enjoy seeing Esteban Louis Powell in it!)
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