I've seen better Tele-Tubbie & Barnie episodes...

Rating: Null/10 (28 November 2002)

Based upon the popularity of some other movies on this website (Crossroads, 8 Mile, anything with Adam Sandler...), I can understand why so many people might like this movie: doesn't actually require a load of intellect, does it? Okay, here we go: The actors are all trying too hard to pass themselves off as "cool," and obviously feel that they are "breaking new ground" (not too mention director Richard Kelly!). They aren't. 'nuff said. The storyline-- although a feable attempt at innovativeness-- is unable to live up to its attempt, and suffers miserably for it. The soundtrack: I have every release by the Joy Division; I like Echo & company... But Duran Duran...? What were they thinking? And Tears for Fears? If ever there was a band that needed a little Orwellian "truth and history management" to erase their existence from the face of the earth, it was TfF! James Duvall was awesome in the Nowhere-Doom Generation series. Too bad the one good actor in this movie gets so little screen time( or should I say "face time?"). Perhaps the popularity of this movie (at least on this website) is based on a large number of unsophisticated teenagers with a lot of freetime on their hands who have nothing better to do than promote garbage like this on the internet.