A strong cast, interesting characters, but a plot that suffers from a generally cheap trajectory. Certainly enjoyed aspects of it, but the melodrama peaks in a couple of places and it comes close to forcing the viewer to ask why should I care?
three stars out of nostalgia for this one because i remember really really loving it when i first saw it (and then again, and again). that was forever ago though and i was fourteen or so and i definitely won't watch it again because although i remember close to nothing about it i have a strong inkling i'll dislike it and i want to be positive for a change. so.
The whole movie is a little weak. It something of a "Catcher in the Rye" offspring. It has its nice moments, because of the characters, even though it is pretty irrelevant.