Dating Amber didn't quite come together for me until the 2nd half when it gained more depth. And even then the storyline was disappointing. There were moments when the story shone, however it could have been so much more by exploring the politics and attitudes of the time and the impacts on the 2 main characters. Instead the movie airbrushes these, making the story somewhat shallow. And there was some stereotyping (e.g. The "lads") which made for some clownish moments which detracted from the believability of the story. Some of the responses by other characters to the sexuality of the 2 main characters didn't ring true for me and other reviews have spoken of the lack of reality with the time, the mid-90s. There was one scene in a club with Eddie and a drag queen, which is redolent of an earlier UK movie about the same topic @A Beautiful Thing, which in my opinion is a far superior and realistic telling of a coming out story. Despite this, the performance by the 2 lead actors, Lola Petticrew as Amber and Fionn O'Shea as Eddie are outstanding and their performances are the saving grace of this movie.
Review of Dating Amber
