Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Konterr Brilliant and touching

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

gary13136 I really enjoyed this series up until the point of Cat's death, which was a real downer. That completely killed the rest of the series for me; I never finished it. I can't help but think that many others felt the same way.How very, very sad.I believe that I would have been happier if Frankie had been the one who was killed off. She had so much emotional baggage that she tended to drag down the series anyway. She was an interesting character, but she struck me as being very self-centered. She couldn't stand the thought of Cat finding happiness, and look what a sad ending this brought about for everyone else.

jneedleman In the first episode of Lip Service, you'll notice a great deal of self-conscious dialog about political correctness -- what not to call people, how not to characterize them -- that suggests the writers are regurgitating their research and/or being didactic. At that moment, you might wonder whether you ought to keep watching.But at the same time, the acting and characterization offer a connection to a group of friends whose real-life counterparts are often low-key and underrepresented, partly to allow for survival and a minimum of harassment.So if you're like me, you'll so want to know and spend time with those characters that you'll keep watching. And if you do, you'll find the verbalized clichés become fewer from the second episode on, and the writing keeps getting better.Some critics have complained of an absence of "butch lesbians" in the series, which they say favors the "lipstick" kind, but I think they're wrong. I wonder whether the people who say that understand what television representation is or what the culture really involves. First of all, not everyone is the same; some deliberately androgynous female wooers do wear lipstick (sometimes rock stars can be better role models than, say, truck drivers for a player -- if you doubt it, ask Joan Jett). Second, the figures whom one recognizes from real life, and who are often called butch by the very people who desire them, seem lovingly represented on this show -- though, like characters on all TV shows, they are of course conventionally attractive. That's only to be expected on any show: Heather Peace might have broad shoulders, but she also has an angelic face.As in The L Word and many novels like *The Well of Loneliness* by Radcliffe Hall and others by Ann Bannon, the butch types often seem haunted and emotional behind self-restraint. One of them, Frankie, must come to terms with her life as she tries to care for the woman she loves in the way in which she herself was not cared for. The damage has just as much to do with prejudice, and others' rejection of her as a person, as it does the aftermath of childhood. Perhaps you can relate.I was very happy to see butch women represented in Lip Service by two of the main characters, just as I was to see classically feminine characters suffer for being themselves as well. You feel for them, but you also understand that it's better to understand pain than overlook it. There are infinite variations and additions to archetypes in any community of individuals, as anyone with an imagination will have guessed. But I would support any TV show that presented *any* of the wonderful lesbians I've met in real life, so that everyone can have the chance to love and admire them. Lip Service seems to present them to the general public without insulting the demographic it represents. I did find the show titillating as its creators intended — "let's excite our gay audience in a way that also excites straight viewers" — but I see that as a way to introduce the idea of shows like this, so that women in relationships that exclude men — even when they aren't gorgeous and in their 20s and 30s — can become accepted and included more often in mainstream shows over time.Pity there were only two seasons. I'd have loved to see a third.

ingrid-504-516883 Through the season one it took a bit too long to establish the characters. I like everything else about the series, the characters are solid, complicated and they appear sympathetic, comparing to the similar series L-word as with similar comparisons between American and British acting, British actors have more and better mimic, and the whole production is more lively. I disagree with the above person about the character Sam being acted so bad, I think that the acting is improved in season two, and it also feels very good to have some action (X person dying). This is a very emotional series, it's nice how there are so many circumstances, even though I think it's a bit too much that the new flatmate happens to be doctor Y moving in with characters A and B. But oh well. I also wished to see a more realistic portraiture of the actual society the series takes place. Is this a gay universe, are there ever heterosexual friends or co-workers around them? I can't wait for season three! Ps, I agree though that the last sex scene in season two was a bit awkward. And rushed. It happened too fast.

cheekygal88 Great series! The right amount of drama, love & lust! It was everything I thought it would be & so much more! There are real love scenes which is one thing I really loved, they looked real & looked like they weren't staged, everything looked so natural & right! I am disappointed with season 2 though with 2 main characters leaving the show and also a supporting character! I really hope they can bring Frankie back! I wish they had kept Cat but changed the actress, due to Laura having other work commitments. It's been done in other series' and I wish they had done it with this one & continued the love triangle with Cat, Frankie & Sam. I hope if a season 3 is made, they bring Frankie back as she was a key character for the series. As much as I love all the characters, it's not the same without Cat or Frankie. But as an over series, I congratulate everyone involved! Well done, guys! I hope a season 3 is made!