Two

Same-sex conception and parenting has become a fairly common topic for WLW movies. So how does Two rank in terms of this subgenre? Somewhere in the middle. Two has good directing, acting, and a solid first hour. However, the rushed final act keeps the film from being something I can call overall good.

Two is about lesbian couple Omer and Bar trying to conceive a child. For the first two acts, they use a sperm bank to no success. While the couple is struggling with IVF, they also meet up with Omer’s ex, Yoni. They then decide that Yoni would be a good genetic donor and cheaper option than continuing sperm bank attempts. However by this point, the strain of trying to have a child has lead to cracks in Omer and Bar’s relationship.

There’s little interpersonal conflict in the film. For nearly the first hour of this 80 minute movie, the only conflict is Omer and Bar trying but failing to conceive. But they’re steady in their desire to have a child as well as their relationship. Even when Yoni enters the picture, things seem fine until his very last scene where Bar is suddenly jealous of Omer giving him a hug. This general lack of conflict is why the ending displeased me. Spoiler alert but Omer and Bar’s relationship doesn’t survive their attempts at conception. Yet we see little of the breakdown or breakup. Instead, the film mostly shows them happy, one major argument and then a jump in time of about 18 months where Bar has moved on.

Part of my frustration for this ending also did come from the fact that I really rooted for this couple. I would have been totally fine if the film was just a lesbian coupe who had a somewhat lengthy journey to conception but came out the other side with minimal drama and a child they could offer a loving home to. Omer and Bar are so charming as a couple. The film also shows that they have solid plans of how to be good parents. Two certainly made me feel something in its last ten minutes when it shows them separated because I was really rooting for this couple that was portrayed for most of the film as stable, loving and full of joy.

Also, Omer and Bar are so horny. The majority of this movie is them being so excited by the prospect of being parents that in between fertility treatments, they’re banging. Lesbian bed death does not apply to them whatsoever. They’re genuinely one of the most consistently horny couples in a WLW film. And honestly, that’s another reason I supported this relationship.

The rushed ending and lack of focus on conflict is what stops me from giving Two a positive review. The film is beautiful to look at, but I don’t know what the focus was. Why portray a largely conflict-free relationship if they don’t end up together? The potential drama of Yoni being used as a sperm donor and the general breakdown of Omer and Bar’s relationship happens largely off screen. So the film is primarily a nice lesbian couple being horny for each other and then bam! A last minute flash forward that skirts by the destruction of the relationship that Two spent so much time building up.

Overall rating: 5.6/10

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