
Karl Foyle and Paul Prentice were best mates at school in the Seventies. But when they meet again in present-day London things are definitely not the same. Karl is now Kim, a transgender woman, and she has no desire to stir up the past while she's busy forging a neat and orderly new life. Prentice, on the other hand, has charm but is a social disaster stuck in a dead-end job. His main talent is for getting them both into trouble. Amid the squabbles, they start to fall in love... (Full plot summary below)
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Karl Foyle and Paul Prentice were best mates at school in the Seventies. But when they meet again in present-day London things are definitely not the same. Karl is now Kim, a transgender woman, and she has no desire to stir up the past while she's busy forging a neat and orderly new life. Prentice, on the other hand, has charm but is a social disaster stuck in a dead-end job. His main talent is for getting them both into trouble. Amid the squabbles, they start to fall in love. One night, Kim invites Prentice to a romantic dinner at her flat. Prentice, finding the seduction unexpectedly effective, freaks out. He proceeds to make a public display of both of them and winds up in court. Humiliated and angry, Kim runs away. Only she can save Prentice now, but will true love triumph for this woman and an aging punk?
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| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliOne of the reasons why Different for Girls works is because of the caliber of acting. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyThis irrepressible and sensitive romance brings new flavor to the term odd couple. |
| Film ScoutsLeslie RigoulotThe film engages the audience on a gut level so that we care about Kim and Prentice. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyToplined by handsome Brit thesp Rupert Graves, offbeat serio comedy concerns the evolving friendhsip and eventual love between a rambunctious macho and a quiet insecure transsexual. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesDifferent for Girls staggers around, keeping its lovers apart as in any conventional romantic comedy. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDavid N. ButterworthRichard Spence's film doesn't have the courage to examine forcefully the issues at its center. |
| Jam! MoviesLiz Braun[Graves and Mackintosh] put in gobsmackingly good performances. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenOutstanding performances help this provocative British drama seem to tally up to something that is greater than its individual parts. But parts alone do not a solid movie make. |
| User ReviewPrivate UI truly loved this film..it was a unique love story that treated the subject respectfully..I've dated transsexuals,and even watched this film with a few I wasn't dating..and I enjoy this film as much as I enjoyed their company and companionship..plus,it has an excellent punk soundtrack..the buzzcocks,joe jackson,how could you go wrong?this is a fantastic film,and not quite a flight of fancy..superb.. |
| User ReviewChris BLovely movie; expect more of a 'oh it's a tranny, ew' or half-stepping around on the idea of transgendered people. |