Butch Jamie

Synopsis:

The film follows the story of Jamie, a struggling butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film. The main plot is a romantic comedy between Jamie’s male alter-ego, “Male Jamie,” and Jill, a heterosexual woman on set. The film’s subplots include Jamie’s bisexual roommate Lola and her cat actor Howard, Lola’s abrasive butch German girlfriend Andi, and Jamie’s gay Asian friend David.

Quick Thoughts:

I’ll confess that I didn’t watch Michelle Ehlen’s first film, Butch Jamie until after watching and liking the third film in her lesbian comedy trilogy, S&M Sally. So of course I had to watch the others! Unfortunately, Butch Jamie was difficult to watch. While I can easily overlook cinematographic elements that clearly seem amateur and a choppy flow to the film, the premise is a bit far-fetched – even though some great comedy can derive from the absurd. I’m unsure if this was due to the comedy being played as too realistic, or quite simply that I wasn’t in the right mindset when watching the film. As such, I leave it for you to decide on her early work – but I definitely enjoyed her more recent films.