Show Me Love (1998)

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Sorry, this movie sucks

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Movie is fun to watch...Rebecka Liljeberg's acting is amazing...i really liked her...go for it! By the way Alexandra Dahlström is astoundingly beautiful, never seen any actress as beautiful as her and Rebecka Liljeberg is cute too..really enjoyed this movie!

Indeed, this is a must-see kind of movie. Rebecka Liljeberg really shines through, as does Alexandra Dahlström, but I have a thing for Rebecka, so there lies my main-focus.This movie depicts how it is to go to school and to be an outcast in its most realistic form. It's not like in American High-School movies with clicks, because we don't have clicks in Sweden, but we have the people who's partying and having fun, and the people who's not. Agnes (Rebecka Liljeberg) is every girl being lonely and depressed due to school and friend like issues. Her homosexuality doesn't make it easier for her, of course, and her being in-love with one of the "cooler" girls gives us a homosexual love-story portrayed in a very realistic way.We see Agnes cry and being humiliated, and Rebecka Liljeberg really makes a perfection out of her character. It's so intense that it touches your heart in a way that very few movies do.Alongside Agnes and her depression and loneliness, the movie also depicts a realistic view on how kids get drunk, humiliate each other and a longing for something else than "this".I recommend this movie to anyone and everyone. It's a very good love-story and it also tells us how hard it is to be a kid, something that we maybe don't want to remember as we grow older and older. The pressure we had on us to be "that" way, and how we so longed for adulthood and freedom. See this movie, and be amazed by the great performances of Rebecka Liljeberg and Alexandra Dahlström.

Internationally acclaimed director Lukas Moodysson's 1998 film "Show Me Love" is a brilliantly scripted teen drama/comedy that has been compared to "American Pie" in its real life depiction of teenagers. This was Moodysson's second feature film and one of Sweden highest grossing films ever.The story really touches on a wide variety of human truths that apply to teenagers as well as parents all around the world. The basic culture of high school is the same no matter where you live. In the small town of Amal, like many American towns, teens have little to do and are bored to no end. Agnes is just turning sixteen and her family moves quite frequently, leaving her with few friends. She is a social outcast and rumored to be a lesbian. Her parents are loving and supportive but not in a fake, condescending way. They are not your typical teen movie parents who are usually either absent or played as out of touch buffoons. On the other side of the spectrum there is Elin, the most popular girl in school, but does this mean her life is some how easier? Not by a long shot. Being beautiful has its downside. Elin and her slightly older sister Jessica have your basic love hate relationship. They hangout with each other all the time but constantly argue and fight only to make up.Against her wishes Agnes's mom throws her a birthday party, with her only her guest being her pseudo friend Viktoria who is confined to a wheelchair. The party is a disaster as Agnes, unprovoked, blows up at Vicktoria. As Elin and Jessica leave one party they look for another, and decide to crash Agnes's. Elin ends up kissing Agnes on a dare from her sister leaving Agnes used, confused and angry. In the middle of a half hearted suicide attempt, Elin returns and the girls walk, talk, and goof off. Can a movie about teen lesbians be made without being exploitive or clichéd? Yes, Moodysson's characters are as real and as honest as it gets, he never goes for the cheap laugh or the tired stereotypes. These are real people and it makes the film so much richer. The other question would be, can Agnes and Elin be open with there feelings for each other at school? Elin is very hesitant and blows off Agnes for a big part of the story, deciding to hook up with Johan instead. Johan is another well put together character who all to often buckles under peer pressure and never makes up his own mind. This leads us to the paradox of being a teenager, everybody wants to be unique and different, while wanting to belong and fit in with everybody else. Then there is the age old question of what is normal? The movie ends with a very metaphorical scene at the school when Agnes and Elin decide if there relationship is worth going forward.High school can be and usually is the most volatile time in a person's life and often lays the foundation of who we are as adults. Will Agnes and Elin's relationship last? Who knows, but the bigger message of this movie is over coming what other people think of you and becoming your own person.

I'd say this movie is "okay". I've read a lot of other user comments and many have made it out to be a all time lesbian movie favorite - which I disagree with completely. I suggest serious films such as Aimee & Jaguar, Lost & Delirious and Fingersmith where they convey the storyline in a manner that draws in the full emotion of the audience. The plot unfolded in an undramatic way where the storyline was very predictable. The character Agnes looked 12 instead of 16, and the kissing scene was VERY awkward.However, there were also many positives from the movie. It dealt with teenagers coming to terms with their sexuality and the self denial they go through.