Fun, easy going, feel good film. A rom com with an edge.

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2004)

I first watched this movie about a week after it was released in the uk. Initially i was a little worried "not another rom-com" but i was more than pleasantly surprised i have to say. I am no denying the teenage roots to the flick, but i am sure that all ages could relate to some parts of the film. High school, the jocks, the geeks the girls. I wasn't going in expecting too much but when i finally pressed the stop button on my DVD at the end of the film i felt happy, and if i'm not very much mistaken that is what these type of film is all about. I didn't expect a shakespearean tragedy instead i got a light, feel - good, slightly adult film.
If you like the American pie, road trip, not another teen movie genre of film then you will love this, but i feel there is an edge to this film that those other out and out funny films don't have, there is a definite sentiment that the director tries to portray here and i think he wins. You could watch this film with your friends, girlfriends, boyfriend but perhaps not your parents.
If this film doesn't leave you feeling something i'll be surprised. Both the leads are great, and there are subtleties in their performances to look out for.
so rent it, buy it and i promise you'll have a chuckle, a chortle, a snigger or even a guffaw. It left me feeling tingly and thinking of those high school days - the rose coloured glasses firmly in place