unfair comparisons to other films

Rating: Null/10 (6 February 2000)

Ive noticed some people comparing this movie to "lolita". I think that is like comparing "fight club" to something like "bloodsport". perhaps its because im actually a year younger than Suvari is in real life, but i didnt feel her character was a "child", i mean, she could drive a car, and both girls went to school with 18 year olds, so i took that to mean that the were, or were very close to, 18... lolita was *12* wasnt she?

The movie wasnt about pedophilia, it wasnt really about anything, and after years of dissecting various works in school untill they didnt make sence anymore, i appreciated that fact that the movie could be watched and pretty much taken at face value, without being simplistic. To me, thats good storytelling, and at the same time, im sure theyres material there that you could uncover during a 2nd viewing.
go see this movie, its excellent, but id ask you maybe not to try to turn it into something it really isnt.