The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1995
An adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.
Movie details
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
“There's a first time for everything.”
1995 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 34m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
An adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Maria Maggenti
Written by
Maria Maggenti
Laurel Holloman
Randy Dean
Nicole Ari Parker
Evie Roy
Maggie Moore
Wendy
Kate Stafford
Rebecca Dean
Sabrina Artel
Vicky
Toby Poser
Lena
Stephanie Berry
Evelyn Roy
Court is in session
Put The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.