Tries so hard that it fails...

Rating: Null/10 (12 July 2001)

I saw this movie when I was a teen (late teens) but did not feel that it "spoke" to me. There are a lot of coming of age, comedy-dramas that really identify with their core viewers but this was not one of them. Over-acting and ridiculously obvious characters kept it from becoming the feel-good movie of the year. It's not a waste of time however, a lot of my friends enjoyed it, there are some good laughs and eye-candy. But if you want to laugh or feel heard as an angst-ridden teen I suggest: Animal House, With Honors, Pump Up the Volume or Ferris Bueller's Day off (Cameron provides the reality :)