OK teenage angst film

Rating: 6/10 (22 September 2009)

Neither as good nor as bad as people seem to think. About halfway through, I didn't think much of it. Teenage angst tends to bore me nowadays. I guess that makes me a geezer. Point taken. However, by the end of the movie, I would have to say that I ended up liking it. Pretty good performances by Anthony LaPaglia, Debi Mazar in a small role, Robin Tunney, and especially Renee Zellweger. The direction was suitably unobjectionable. I rented the movie in the first place to see some of Ms. Zellweger's early work, and was not disappointed. She was sooooo cute. Any fan of hers should see this film. Otherwise it is OK, nice, but nothing to write home about.