Better Than Chocolate

(Trimark)

Anne Wheeler breaks no new ground with this insipid romantic comedy about love at first sight between aspiring writer Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) and street artist Kim (Christina Cox), who have their first sex in a parked van while it's being ticketed and towed. The need to hide their relationship from Maggie's visiting mother (Wendy Crewson) drives what passes for a plot. But by the end, all the characters' problems have been disposed of, so everyone can leave the theater feeling good.