Outstanding, touching, and breath-taking

Rating: 10/10 (26 June 2005)

This is a typical " beginnings are scary, ending are usually sad, but its the middle thats counts" movie! From the beginning of this movie I was hooked! Being and Anjelina Jolie fan I had to rent it. After seeing it for the first time that night, I watched it the next day , and the next day, ... and so on. I dint want to give it back , so with my WAY overdue movie I sadly took it back to the movie store and to my surprise my mother told me to go get it and she would but it, She wasn't so thrilled with me watching it in the fist place so i was in shock.
Susanna Kaysen is a troubled teen struggling in a mental ward after "volenteering to go". At first she is frightened until she begins to make friends, once you get into the movie you'll forget that these people are crazy and in a mental ward, or at least I did, I began to think they weren't so crazy after all. After Lisa (jolie) and Susanna (rider) become friends you begin to understand their relationship. the ending is the only part I don't like ever since I saw the ending I wanted to make a second movie and change it, but as i grew older and watch the movie more I guess maybe it all ended up for the best. I promise you'll enjoy it if you stay open minded!