not for ignorant N. Americans who don't know jack about accents

Rating: Null/10 (27 May 2001)

If you've never had a dream, if you've never felt like a "minority of one" in a crappy world, if you've never bothered to consider how negative stereotypes can keep people down...then rest assured, you will hate this movie, or be bored, or complain about the accents. Sure, the story is built on cliches, but I think most are. Are there really any "new" stories in this sad old world? Old stories seem new because we haven't heard them before. It's the telling of the story that counts, and in my opinion this one is told very well. Moreover, the acting is, by any standard, at least good if not terrific. I have to say that I waited to see this one at home because I was expecting it to be too sloppy-sentimental. It wasn't.