Extraordinarily Mediocre

Rating: 4/10 (10 November 2007)

I did not like this film, nor did I dislike it. It simply vegetated in that uncomfortable state of triviality that is not caring.
First off, let me say that the acting in this film is quite good, and they really managed to pull off the different ages of the characters. The idea of using a typewriter as music really appealed to me.
On the negative side, however, I was appalled by the way this film reinforced stereotypes. Once again, the rape victim lies, the man is innocent, and the whole movie revolves around the fact that he did not rape the girl. Having said that, I was disappointed that the film did not go into any detail at all on the court case, as I for one feel it unlikely that any court would convict purely on the evidence of a teenage girl. Also, the movie did not really have too much of a story to tell, and I left the cinema with a distinct feeling of "So what?".
On the whole, this film is not very good, nor is it so abysmal that you can enjoy how terrible it is. It is merely unspectacular, and that, to me, is the most annoying kind of movie.