Stars: Lena Headey, Piper Perabo, Darren Boyd, Matthew Goode

Director: Ol Parker

Summary: Rachel and Heck are a seemingly blissfully happy married couple. However, Rachel is masking some Sapphic thoughts after eyeing Luce, the wedding florist, during the wedding ceremony. As luck would have it, one of Heck's male friends, Cooper, has fallen for Luce, allowing her and Rachel to meet socially and to consider consummating their desire for one another.

Rachel (Piper Perabo) and Heck (Matthew Goode) are a seemingly blissfully happy married couple. However, Rachel is masking some Sapphic thoughts after eyeing Luce, the wedding florist (Lena Headey), during the ceremony. As luck would have it, one of Heck's male friends, Cooper (Darren Boyd), has fallen for Luce, allowing her and Rachel to meet socially and to consider consummating their desire for one another. A mainstream romantic-comedy with a twist, Ol Parker's IMAGINE ME AND YOU stands out from the generic pack thanks to its gay-themed subject matter. The movie is as light and fluffy as the average movie in the genre, but as viewers scoop a mouthful of popcorn they may find their expectations subtly altered. IMAGINE ME AND YOU sees Hollywood taking a tiny step towards embracing homosexuality in a thoroughly mainstream movie.

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Writer/director Ol Parker's debut takes its title from "Happy Together" by the Turtles ("Imagine me and you / and you and me") and its inspiration from the romantic comedies of Richard Curtis (Love Actually). There's a twist. Flower shop owner Luce (Lena Headey, The Brothers Grimm) is gay. Newlywed Rachel (a convincingly UK-accented Piper Perabo, Lost and Delirious) is straight. The two meet at Rachel's wedding--Luce designed the floral arrangements--and feel an instant connection. Rachel brushes it off. After all, the charming Heck (Matthew Goode, Match Point) was her best friend long before he became her husband. Shortly after the ceremony, however, she begins to feel as if something is missing. She starts making excuses to see Luce. First it's to thank her for the flowers, then it's to invite her to dinner with Heck and their on-the-make pal Cooper (a hilarious Darren Boyd)...who's crushed when he discovers that Luce prefers women. Rachel, meanwhile, finds married life pleasant enough, but only really feels alive when she's with Luce. It's tricky, because she loves Heck and doesn't want to hurt his feelings, so she and Luce decide to stop seeing each other. But the bond between the two is too powerful for either to resist. What it may lack in originality, Imagine Me & You makes up for in an enchanting soundtrack and sensitive performances from its three likable leads. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Aspect Ratio:	1.78
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Scene selection
Year:	2006
Release Date:	October 16, 2006
Runtime:	90 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	8242572
Keywords:	You, Comedy, Gay, Romantic, Me, Imagine, Lesbian
Genre:	Comedy