Outstanding performances

Rating: 8/10 (10 February 2000)

The absolute best thing about this film are the knockout performances by it's 2 main stars Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie though both characters (hence performances) are very different they stand out nonetheless. It seems to me to be somewhat easier to play a psychotic than to play a regular neurotic, so who really has the better portrayal of the two?
Brittany Murphy as "Daisy" shines in her scenes. She is a force to reckon with in her future film career.
James Mangold directed this film quite nicely from a very good screenplay; he managed to portray all these young women as young women in turmoil. No melodrama, no over the top sentimentality, just a frank peek into their tumultuous lives.
It is a heavy drama, so be forewarned! And a very moving drama at that.