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Arly Jover, Denise Miller, Euan K. MacDonald

Love, laughter and friendship take center stage in this touching comedy. An accomplished chef, Alex (Trish Doolan), is consumed with the preparations for the shower she's throwing for her best friend,...( read more  read more... ) April (Denise Miller). Although they're close, the two are experiencing some friction, the cause of which they have yet to uncover. As the minutes pass by, it's clear this is an event that neither of them will forget, and nor will their guests.

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G, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Trish Doolan

Release Date: June 26, 2004

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DVD Release Date: May 23, 2006

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Molly Cheek as Franny, Trish Doolan as Alex, Victoria Prescott as Mary Beth (as Victoria Reiniger) and Lara Harris as Kelly in April's Shower (2006) Honey Labrador as Sasha in April's Shower (2006) Scene from April's Shower (2006) Samantha Lemole as Rita in April's Shower (2006) Zack Ward as August in April's Shower (2006) Pamela Salem as Anna in April's Shower (2006) Giselle D'Cole as Roxy, Victoria Prescott as Mary Beth (as Victoria Reiniger) in April's Shower (2006) Trish Doolan as Alex also (Writer, Director, Producer) in April's Shower (2006) Denise Miller as Vicki in April's Shower (2006) Steven Portigiani as Billy in April's Shower (2006) Euan K. MacDonald as Fergus in April's Shower (2006) Joe Tabbanella as Jake, Samantha Lemole as Rita and Denise Miller as Vicki in April's Shower (2006) Maria Cina as April in April's Shower (2006) Molly Cheek as Franny in April's Shower (2006) Maria Cina as April, Trish Doolan as Alex in April's Shower (2006) Joe Tabb as Jake in April's Shower (2006) Lara Harris as Kelly in April's Shower (2006) Raymond O'Connor as Sgt. Ted Burns in April's Shower (2006)
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Flixster Reviews (98)

  • Collegekid
    December 31, 2006
    Collegekid
    ok
  • rusky0
    September 25, 2009
    rusky0
    Interesting story.

    Alex: Why are you attracted to women?
    Fergus: Because they're beautiful creatures!
    Alex: Why do you think I am attracted to them?
    Fergus: Because you're a lesbian!
  • dangelwings
    August 22, 2009
    dangelwings
    it started out clever and witty with potential but as time dragged on, so did the story. i couldn't swallow certain aspects of the plot. like when you break up with someone, immediately you find anyone available to flirt with??? that aspect was distasteful.
  • Maic0
    March 12, 2009
    Maic0
    I wasn't expecting much considering a lot of people didn't care for it much but i rather enjoyed it.
    I liked that the whole film is set out over about half a day, which is different because not a lot of films do this, and successfully at that. If they choose to do it that way, th...( read more)e audience is at risk of feeling unconnected to the characters and not having enough back story or too much when the director decided to reiterate facts to much when it really isn't called for. But this film did it well. The characters were all very different and likable in their own ways. You did actually care what was going to happen to them as each of them battles with relationship problems.
    The plot was good and right up until the end, I was impressed. And then they throw in this daft bombshell that makes not a lot of sense at all. (i'm going to spoil) One of the main characters turns around and reveals that she's pregnant, which was slightly annoying, because not every gay woman becomes curious about men contrary to popular male belief. Another thing was that the other two gay characters who really made me laugh when they crash the shower having an argument about commitment. When they finally have their blowout at the end, one suddenly decides to make out with the pizza delivery guy and she suddenly realises she loves him. I tell ya, that's gotta be one hell of a kiss.
    While writing this review, i've noticed many things about this film that i actually hate. I think it's pretty clear the male producers got their hands on it and thought some changes were in order because having too many gay couples would just confuse people. I'm dropping it half a star because of this. Perhaps you could read into the fact that it took reflection time before i realised all the things that bugged me, because they didn't so much at the time.
    Obviously this film isn't for everyone. But if you like this type of film, you will be entertained at least, it definatly has funny moments in it that will make you laugh and make the film worth checking out.
  • ChGeor9
    March 5, 2009
    ChGeor9
    Too trendy and too many stereotypes to make it funny or interesting to me.
  • Halliwellsurf03
    December 15, 2008
    Halliwellsurf03
    Aww.. Really good =)
  • heybarbara
    August 15, 2008
    heybarbara
    Ughhh... ABSOLUTELY CLICHE!
  • OneBlackCat
    May 29, 2008
    OneBlackCat
    I like it a lot - the mix of all the charectors. Thank God April and Alex get each other in the end!! Gay love all around! ;)
  • MECreviews
    March 21, 2008
    MECreviews
    I did not really like this movie.

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January 13, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The film has a pleasant spirit and lively dialogue, and what's more, seems to be coming from a specific cultural and geographical location. full review

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  • kcmonsen
    March 1, 2007
    kcmonsen
    This film had received some bad reviews, but I think that's a bit unfair. Yes, the characters are static and the plot not too sofisticated..but...it's a feel-good that shows different people coming together and enjoying themselves. And guess what...it made me feel good!
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