Higher Learning


Mainstream Movie

(USA, 1995)

Average rating
Build-up:3.5 
Kissing:3.5 
Love scenes:None 
Movie overall:3.0 

Explicitness:  1
 







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Reviewer
Niclas
Build-up  4 Kissing  4 Love scenes  Movie overall  3

People with various social backgrounds, skin-colors and sexual preference are enrolled at an University where everyone are faced with the problems of integrating on the Campus. Jennifer Connelly befriends Kristy Swanson and Swanson soon realises that Connelly is a lesbian and after Swanson has been raped, Swanson becomes more and more reluctant of the idea of having any relationships with boys and at the same time, she begins to develop feelings for Connelly.

Actresses:
Jennifer Connelly & Kristy Swanson


Swanson feels really confused. She has met a boy who's really nice to her but she has also feelings for Connelly which she still hasn't explored. This scene switches forth and back between Swanson and the guy and Swanson and Connelly. With the guy, she's scared because of obvious reasons and with Connelly, she's also nervous because it's her first time with a girl. The segments with Swanson and Connelly first shows them slowly leaning in on each other for their first kiss. Later is Swanson laying on a bed on her back. Connelly's head (covered by the sheet) is moving slowly up from Swanson's stomach to her face where Connelly becomes visible and they kiss. In the final segment, they're sitting on the bed kissing each other passionately.

I'm a big fan of Jennifer Connelly and to see her kiss another girl was something I had dreamt about ever since I first saw her in a movie. So when this movie came out and I stumbled upon the information that Jennifer's character was a lesbian, I ran to see the movie immediately.


Reviewer
Kingkenny
Build-up  3 Kissing  3 Love scenes  Movie overall  3

This film was dissapionting in the way it portrayed the lesbian character. I agree the kiss was nice! The only saving grace in this movie was the intelligent way it contained positive black role models, the hatred behing white supremacist groups, and accurate portrayal of undergraduate campus life.