A dark comedy punctuated by moments of drama, The Virgin Suicides explores the emotional underpinnings of a family starting to come apart at the seams in 1970’s Midwestern America. The Lisbons seem like an ordinary enough family; Father (James Woods) teaches math at a high school in Michigan, Mother (Kathleen Turner) has a strong religious faith, and they have five teenage daughters, ranging from 13-year-old Cecilia (Hannah Hall) to 17-year-old Therese (Leslie Hayman). However, the Lisbon family’s sense of normalcy is shattered when Cecilia falls into a deep depression and attempts suicide… –amctv.com
Captures the feeling of being a teenager perfectly.I could sympathize with the main characters. It has a certain vibe to it that I love. The soundtrack is perfect. Kirsten Dunst is luminous, and the rest of the cast is really good. Lachman's cinematography is gorgeous. I loved the Homecoming Dance scene.
I LOVED Kirsten Dunst's performance in this movie, she and her mother were the only characters I was really interested in. She was so pivotal to the movie, I could sympathize with her and dreaded the end but I left feeling better than I did when I finished the book.