Better Than Chocolate

College dropout Maggie (Dwyer) loves free-spirit artist Kim (Christina Cox), which only becomes a problem when Maggie's divorcee mother (Crewson), who doesn't know her daughter's gay, suddenly moves into the lovers' loft. The inevitable outing won't be Mom's only revelation: There are also Maggie's friends and their various ''alternative'' lifestyles—all depicted here with wit and real affection. Few lesbian love stories have been so romantic; even fewer have conveyed such joy of sex. Reel Goodies (0:56) Sex-changing chanteuse ''Judy'' (Peter Outerbridge) brings down the house with her transgender pride showstopper, ''I'm Not a F -- -ing Drag Queen.'' The Last Detail The unrated edition offers exactly one more minute of risque business involving an especially kinky sex toy. B+