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From Mary Foulk, About.com Guest

Special Ops Media
  • Directed by Cassandra Nicolaou
  • English Language
  • 97 minutes
  • Sarah is Kidnapped

    En route to a romantic ten-year anniversary getaway with her lover Sam, Sarah is kidnapped by tormented siblings Jenna and Jackson. Show Me depicts how Sarah uses her brilliance and cunning to escape her captors.

    No, really. It is as bad as it sounds. In fact, I was inspired to write a letter to the director in response.

    Dear Ms. Nicolaou,

    Special Ops Media
    Here is a list of the top five things I would like you to “Show Me.”

    1. Show me a lesbian movie that does not associate lesbianism with murder, unhealthy threesomes, cutting, or sibling incest.

    2. Show me a lesbian movie that does not consist of the main character attempting to make a Paris Hilton-lite porn flick with her girlfriend. Ok, this could be hot, but not in this movie.

    3. Show me a lesbian movie that does not make me cringe and say, “You have got to be kidding me!” Or that doesn’t make my wife ask, “Are we really going to sit through this?”

    Show Me a Lesbian

    4. Show me a lesbian movie that does not have ambiguous story lines, character names and character development. Sam wasn’t revealed to be a woman until at least halfway through the movie. Again, “You have got to be kidding me!”

    5. Show me a lesbian movie that reveals your true talents, like Interviews with My Next Girlfriend, which was beyond brilliant. (Note: If you haven’t seen it, make it a priority.)

    Help!

    Ms. Nicolaou, we need your help. There are more than enough (really) bad lesbian flicks in existence. It’s time for a change. We need a better cannon—one that shows our beauty, our genius, our depth.

    Sincerely,

    Mary Foulk

    A Concerned Movie Reviewer

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