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Tale of two Angelenos succumbing to mutual passion under difficult circumstances is enjoyable if unsubtle in its first half, then takes a long time stumbling toward an inevitable conclusion in the second.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
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The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.
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