Love, lesbians and laughter

It is easy to imagine getting married and then finding someone more appropriate to love than your stuffy new mate.

Not so easy if the one you really love happens to be the same sex as you. This premise is the basis of Ol Parker's romantic comedy and there's some fun to be had from it. But not, alas, that much.

The dilemma is faced by Rachel (Piper Perabo) who gets married to Heck (Matthew Goode) only to find herself fatally attracted to Luce (Lena Headey), the girl who arranged the flowers for the wedding.

There's consternation all round but the word "lesbian" is seldom mentioned - as if the very sound of it might somehow invalidate the comic potentiality of the proceedings.

The Camden-set film, written as well as directed by Parker, seems to be trying to be liberal and yet give no offence. The result is at times quite painful, with good performers such as Anthony Head and Celia Imrie struggling with unrealistic lines.

Still, it's a romantic comedy with a difference and deserves some credit for that.

Imagine Me & You
Cert: 12A