Love blossoms almost too late.

Rating: 4/10 (19 January 2003)

Sometimes a little sappy and very predictable, but a decent vehicle for teen singer Mandy Moore. The charming Miss Moore gets her first chance to carry a movie and she does so with ease. A romance slowly grows between a high school romeo(Shane West)and a quiet preacher's daughter(Moore). Peter Coyote plays the girl's bitter dad and revered man of the cloth. The couple manage to get around some of his stern rules about life. Also in the cast are Al Thompson and Daryl Hannah. A modest soundtrack allows Moore to sing four songs, the best being "Cry" and "It's Gonna Be Love". Pleasant, but no great shakes. On the other hand, Miss Moore is to fall in love with.