Kudos To Director Luke Greenfield!

Rating: 9/10 (25 April 2005)

For many of you with negative remarks to this film, i sense ignorance. As an independent film director such as myself, i have to compliment Luke Greenfield on his triumphant success on tackling such a difficult film. He uses symbols and cinematic "acrobatics" that portray the film in a fluid manner. Every shot and angle he uses, has meaning. The storyline is obviously unrealistic and far-fetched, however, the players do a fantastic job making it seem 'real'. Without a doubt, the players in this film are very talented, and i am sure they will find much success in their careers. Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch are obviously extremely attractive people, and that is always a plus to any film. The movie was written like a text-book style film; (thematic usage and time frames are appropriate), which makes sense because Luke Greenfield is a young director. The cinematographer for this film was quite smart in the way he conservatively used close shots. I truly love the art design in the movie from simple set design to the outrageous color scheme. If some of you didn't notice, there are wonderful, vibrant colors used throughout the movie. Lastly, the only weakness in this film was the ending (from the prom scene on). For me, it felt rushed. The first half of the movie is slow paced and creates great conflict. The ending had too many spikes of conflict. In a film, there should only be ONE added conflict within the last 15 minutes of the movie. In this movie there were several conflicts, (fear of getting caught at the prom, problems with shooting the porn video, and of course the close call with almost getting in trouble with the parents and principal). The ending is summed up with a montage, which in my opinion is juvenile and a weak way to tie the movie up. Once again, this is because Luke Greenfield is a young director.
Thats how the cookie crumbles. Sorry to bore everyone, but i just needed to get that off my chest.