Lopez Blogs

If a movie came out on dvd starring your favourite singer, you would probably be very excited wouldn’t you? Coffee Date “starring” Deborah Gibson came out a week or so ago and popped in my letterbox on Monday. The biggest disappointment was that Debs is only on screen for about 8 minutes. Though she does get a great line in there. The biggest surprise was how much I liked this rather charming tale of a straight man who finds his perfect companion online only to discover Kelly is a dude. A gay dude. Much more sensitively handled and amusing than that Chuck and Larry nonsense, the film is all rather unassuming and doesn’t wimp out with a (gay) fairytale ending, but presents the complex relationships, stereotypical assumptions and individual fears for exactly what they are. And it’s funny! It’s not a movie I would sit down and watch over and over, but it’s a lovely snuggle up on the couch and let your fingers touch in the popcorn sort of movie. And of course, it features a new Deborah song at the end ~ Sounds Like Love ~ which manages to be both vintage Deborah and fairly contemporary at the same time. Imagine Lost In Your Eyes meets Mariah;s We Belong Together and you are not far off…

LINK: Purchase Coffee Date on dvd

BONUS MP3: Deborah Gibson – Sounds Like Love