A walk to bypass completely!!

Rating: 4/10 (5 June 2002)

I have just had the misfortune to see this film.
Mandy Moore and Shane West (the two leads) were at the premiere in Melbourne last night, and told us that they had fun making the movie and hoped that we have as much fun watching it. I have to say that it was fun to watch it, but not for the reasons Ms Moore was hoping for, I'm sure. It's a great film to sit back and take the mickey out of!
Given the cast, you'd think this movie is aimed at 12/13 year old girls (and I assure you that 75% of the audience last night were in that demographic). I would suggest that you not take young kiddies, as there are some *ahem* adult themes that I didn't think were appropriate for them to see.
The story was predictable, so much so that I was predicting 15 minutes in advance what was going to happen. There was no real drive in the story, it just plodded along.
To be fair, there were some good funny/poignant moments in the film, but they were only fleeting scenes. This is a "wait till it comes out on video" film (and even then I'd seriously consider giving it a swerve).