This film suffers from borderline good-movie disorder.

Rating: Null/10 (15 June 2001)

Nicely told yet unimpressive tale of Susanna, an 18-year-old who adapts to a new life in an all-girl mental institution after attempting suicide via aspirin/vodka ("I had a headache!"). Angelina Jolie plays Lisa Rowe, the asylum's most infamous bigshot patient, and soon both her and the main character (Ryder) scheme to escape from the confines of the hospital. Although they are great actresses, far too much screen time was given to Ryder and Jolie. So much so, that when something happens to the secondary characters we don't know enough about them to really care. This was an OK film, but the book was probably much better. Based on a true story.