Think back...

Rating: Null/10 (18 July 2001)

For those of you who criticize this movie - do you remember high school? There was one reviewer who said he liked it at 16 but doesn't like it now and that it all has to do with age. In some ways, I think that's true, but not because you're any less perceptive as a teenager. But these characters do resonate with teens because, however stereotyped they may be, these are true stereotypes. I could name you a John, a Claire, a Brian, an Allison, and an Andrew from my school in a second. And the movie does break these stereotypes apart and show you where their "role" really comes from.
However trite the dialogue may seem, it's still true - a part that particularly resonated with me was when they talked about the fact that if they saw each other in the halls the popular kids would say hi and then badmouth them to their friends to make sure it didn't look like they were friends with the unpopular kids. Ask most high school kids and they will tell you that this happens all the time.
The same reviewer I mentioned before says that the end has something to do with "knowing your place". I don't think that's it at all. I think that it's saying that, when they opened up to each other, they learned that they weren't so different after all and that we can all relate if we give each other a chance.
I think this is the ultimate teen movie about what all teens go through - that point where you want to be a kid and you want to grow up at the same.
10/10