Product Details

• Actors: Steven Mackintosh, Rupert Graves, Miriam Margolyes, Saskia Reeves, Charlotte Coleman
• Directors: Richard Spence
• Writers: Tony Marchant
• Producers: John Chapman, Laura Gregory
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Fox Lorber
• VHS Release Date: May 25, 1999
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 157252281X
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,291 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Different For ... Just About Everything, July 14, 2001

By	T. Halkin "Tim" (Munich, Germany) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What a brave and unusual romantic comedy. Thank God the BBC is still open-minded enough for such projects, which are not only important, but ultimately wonderfully entertaining.

At the core of the boy-meets-girl, who used to be one of his mates at school, now transsexual, love story is Steven Mackintosh, who portrays Karl-now-Kim with such dignity and style that this film never feels sticky or cumbersome, as one might fear going into it.

Rupert Graves plays the bad-boy "Prentice" with such charm that one thoroughly understands why Kim allows her new-found, quiet life to be turned upside down. He shows Kim that finding the right gender doesn't necessarily make you a whole person...That comes from conviction and caring. It requires passion - something he's full of and is able to rekindle in his old schoolmate. And who knows...maybe she'll get him to change his socks daily!

Thoroughly charming!

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive and involving film, November 27, 1999

By	Will Smith (West Mids, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Different For Girls (DVD)

I saw this film on television in the UK in early 1999. I was quickly addicted and enjoyed every minute of this rather unconventional comedic romance. The acting is first rate, with a story line guaranteed to grip even the most synical viewer.

The story follows two school boys, best friends who grow up and loose touch with each other. When an accidental meeting between the two of them occurs some years later, that they realise how much things have changed. One of the boys is now a girl ! The events which follow take the viewer for an emotional ride through an intelligent and unpredictable story, which is unlike any film I have ever seen.

I liked this film because of it's plot, acting and motorbikes (yes, I am a motorbike freak).

An excellent export from Britain.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars boy meets girl . . .but with a twist, January 21, 1999

By A Customer

this is actually an interesting, touching and reflective film. Two friends meet up accidently 16 years after their last meeting when both attended an all boys school. Only now one of them is a girl.Slowly even hesitantly the two get reaquainted. Prentice (the gorgeous Rupert Graves!) has aged but has not grown up---he still acts like a teenager. He has no aspirations except it appears to just get by. Kim, previously known as Karl at school, is a quiet determined professional. On the surface there is nothing that would suggests that two would be friends, let alone lovers. But each sees in the other something that is not physical---each has a goodness which transcends physicality. Kim while feminine in her actions, gestures and thoughts she is still very masculine in physique. This is why almost everyone else thinks she is a transvestite. The movie doesn't work on all levels. The conclusion is formula but the characters, Prentice and Kim, are poignant. The theme of being different and the longing to fit in are explored very subtley.Worth seeing. 3.5 stars