GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE VALIUM!

Rating: Null/10 (25 January 2000)

When I first saw the trailer for GIRL INTERRUPTED attached to SLEEPY HOLLOW, I was ecstatic about it. It looked like a really appealing movie. I don't know if it was that catchy Sixpence None the Richer cover or my obsession with Angelina Jolie's stunning lips. It just looked like a movie worth paying $ 8.00 for, for it seemed very high-profile and Winona Ryder seemed to be inspired enough by the Susanna Kaysen memoir to get it greenlighted. The early reviews I read on the Rotten Tomatoes site didn't seem too enthusiastic. I knew they had to be wrong. The 30-seccond spots on TV with Angelina screaming " I'll jam this in my aorta! " seemed way too appealing for me not to like. So I saw the movie last week, and I began to realize that Roger Ebert isn't always right. I absolutely loved the movie. Though it was psychotically long, it remained interesting throughout. Winona Ryder perfectly reflects the emotions of her character, for she should win an Oscar just for Best Facial Expressions. Angelina Jolie is given a juicier role, and she's deliciously psycho in this movie and always keeps the audience on their toes. I'm glad Clea DuVall isn't in the Interchangable Kevin Williamson Teen Thriller club anymore and she is also good in this movie. Brittany Murphy was also good, but her role in this movie and the way they play out her scenes seemed a little awkward. I don't care what critics say, thinking their so intelligent when they emphasize how this movie is ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO's NEST meets THE BABYSITTER'S CLUB. So what, I love movies like this.