Surprisingly upbeat

Rating: 7/10 (24 October 1999)

I was very impressed with this movie, for once the writers addressed an ACTUAL teenage issue. I'm 24 years old, however, remembering my high school years, and having a sister whom is a senior in school this year I could relate to the characters. The acting was well done in my opinion and "believable" unlike a lot of "teenage" movies of the 90's. It was nice to see an actual "reason" behind the whole idea of the movie, i.e. showing teenagers they don't have to be like everyone else or do what their friends expect them to do, and not to judge a book by it's cover and get to know the real person inside!