Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together
Written and directed by Wendy Jo Carlton
USA, 2011
It’s long been said that men and women can’t be ‘just friends’. In many Hollywood films (When Harry Met Sally, Friends With Benefits, Friends With Kids, ad infinitum) this axiom becomes a pursuant theme, which they always, and invariably, succumb to.
But what about the gay community? Surely, the same rules must apply. If platonic, heterosexual relationships are undone by corporeal attraction, then so to must homosexual relationships. In her romantic comedy about love between best friends, Wendy Jo Carlton spins into familiar territory with a queer twist, but instead of being a reductive, banal mimicry of her hetero-centric contemporary’s, Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together has enough heart and ingenuity to stand on its own.
Initially, Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together does feel a lot like When Harry Met Sally. Set in Chicago,...
Written and directed by Wendy Jo Carlton
USA, 2011
It’s long been said that men and women can’t be ‘just friends’. In many Hollywood films (When Harry Met Sally, Friends With Benefits, Friends With Kids, ad infinitum) this axiom becomes a pursuant theme, which they always, and invariably, succumb to.
But what about the gay community? Surely, the same rules must apply. If platonic, heterosexual relationships are undone by corporeal attraction, then so to must homosexual relationships. In her romantic comedy about love between best friends, Wendy Jo Carlton spins into familiar territory with a queer twist, but instead of being a reductive, banal mimicry of her hetero-centric contemporary’s, Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together has enough heart and ingenuity to stand on its own.
Initially, Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together does feel a lot like When Harry Met Sally. Set in Chicago,...
- 5/22/2012
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
Fortunately or unfortunately, most of us have fallen hard for a friend. Sometimes it works out but many times it fails to spark because the other party was oblivious to your attraction, the timing was off or they just weren’t that into you. Suffice it to say, when writer/director Wendy Jo Carlton set out to make a new movie, she found her inspiration at (where else?) a Chicago Dyke March when she noticed the extreme closeness of friends Jacqui Jackson and Jessica London-Shields. The two actresses were closer than close and were often assumed to be romantically coupled but, in reality, they were nothing more than good friends. Take that story, cast your inspirations as the title characters, put a musical spin on it and you have the indie film Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together.
While traveling around the country to the various Lgbt film festivals – most...
While traveling around the country to the various Lgbt film festivals – most...
- 7/21/2011
- by J. Halterman
- AfterEllen.com
A musical romantic comedy that defies genre conventions and expectations left and right, Jamie and Jessie are Not Together is one of the funniest, most original lesbian films of the year. With an attractive, likeable cast of characters, snappy, believable dialogue and two phenomenal leads, it’s a summery blast of fresh air.
Jessie (Jessica London-Shields) and Jamie (Jacqui Jackson), both queer, are roommates and best friends. We first meet them biking along the road to their Chicago apartment, and then witness an awkward conversation – Jamie is moving to New York for an acting gig (on Broadway, mind you) in two weeks.
At first, it seems like our carefree leads are in a relationship, as they spend plenty of time together skinny dipping on the beach and snuggling on their couch, the picture of domestic bliss. However, it quickly becomes apparent that they are not actually together – Jamie is dating...
Jessie (Jessica London-Shields) and Jamie (Jacqui Jackson), both queer, are roommates and best friends. We first meet them biking along the road to their Chicago apartment, and then witness an awkward conversation – Jamie is moving to New York for an acting gig (on Broadway, mind you) in two weeks.
At first, it seems like our carefree leads are in a relationship, as they spend plenty of time together skinny dipping on the beach and snuggling on their couch, the picture of domestic bliss. However, it quickly becomes apparent that they are not actually together – Jamie is dating...
- 7/4/2011
- by Danielle Riendeau
- AfterEllen.com
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