Chasing Amy
Synopsis
The third installment in the “New Jersey Trilogy” from award-winning writer-director Kevin Smith, Chasing Amy follows comic-book artist Holden as he falls in love with fellow artist Alyssa, only to be thwarted by her sexuality, the disdain of his best friend Banky, and misgivings about himself.
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Awards & Festivals
Berlin International Film Festival
1997 | Panorama
Independent Spirit Awards
1998 | 2 wins including: Best Supporting Male
1998 | Nominee: Best Feature
Critics reviews
Still Smith’s best film, but that’s saying even less than I remembered. What’s maddening is the way he completely torpedoes a superb premise that he’d actually been handling with surprising candor and sensitivity, right up to the head-smacking moment when Alyssa justifiably goes apeshit in response to Holden’s declaration of love only to suddenly start macking on him, and then subsequently reveal that all those years of sleeping with women were really just her effort at being inclusive.
Mike D'Angelo
March 11, 2012
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