Fun, entertaining... but a little above average

Rating: 7/10 (4 April 2008)

This movie is by no means a waste of time. You'll have fun, tighten a little bit, call the direction of the movie 20 minutes in advance, and walk away feeling neither overly satisfied nor overly disappointed.
It was a satisfying movie. I enjoyed the characters, the story (the wee element of truth made it fun) was passable. However, the acting, save Kate Bosworth, was spot on. All in all, you can have a good night at the movies without feeling that you've been cheated or that you have to write a philosophical dissertation. While the artistic and deep films are enjoyable and further the art of cinema and the fluff makes some (like me) want to burn my DVD collection and call the industry catatonic, these are the movies that lie in between that make the movies fun again.
I'd recommend it. Go have fun, turn off the mind, enjoy it for what it is and walk away with out wanting to stab your eyeballs out.