Teacher:In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: a thriller set in modern day seattle , that marked marky mark 's migration from the " good vibrations " and " calvin klein undie ad " guy , to mark wahlberg , thespian - at - large , and a mighty good one at that .
plot :
boy ( wahlberg ) meets girl ( witherspoon ) .
boy likes girl .
girl likes boy .
boy and girl begin dating .
parents of girl are n't crazy about the boy .
girl steps to boy 's defense .
family problems occur .
girl learns more about the boy .
boy goes nuts .
fun ensues .
critique
: ever wonder what would happen if your better half turned out to be someone other than the person that you had come to cherish and love ?
well , if you ever have , then this film is definitely for you .
it is n't the most original premise in the world , but it is handled pretty well here , and pretty quickly for that matter ( a speedy 90 minutes ) .
i think one of the main reasons this film worked for me is the groundbreaking performance by mark wahlberg
( of boogie nights infamy ( 7 . 5/10 ) .
he completely captured all the goodness , and badness , of the main character of this film , and always kept me wanting to see more and more of him ( his performance scored him a solid nomination from his core target audience , as " best villain " at the 1997 mtv movie awards ) .
the soundtrack is also very effective in this setting , and of course , the slutty performance by alyssa milano is something we could all indulge in ( look for the nice bikini and butt shots .
.. if you 're into that kind of thing , that is : ) .
i did n't much care for the father / david relationship which seemed to be a little too contrived , but for the most part , i was really into this movie .
then again , daddy dearest did have one of the coolest lines in the movie when his wife is asking him what the " big deal " was about his daughter dating david .
his reply : " the big deal is that the guy gives me the creeps , and the girl is my daughter .
" good point .
all in all , the movie kicked some fun ass , mindless as it was , and effectively demonstrated every parent 's worst nightmare .
mind you
, i still ca n't tell if reese witherspoon is good looking or a douchebag ,
but hey , life goes on .
and on a personal note , we finally decided to add some taco meat onto our nacho fiesta of usual , and let me tell you all .
.. it was a flaming success ! !
another firm recommendation by joe schmoe !
little known facts : director james foley was the man responsible for the critically acclaimed glengarry glenross ( 8/10 ) back in 1992 , at close range ( 7 . 5/10 ) in 1986 , and even directed an episode of twin peaks in 1990 .
mark wahlberg stands 5 " 9 , is born in massachusetts , dropped out of highschool ( later got his ged ) , and was convicted of several minor felonies before starting his career as the lead singer of marky mark and the funky bunch .
his brother is donnie wahlberg of new kids on the block fame .
he is also testing the waters on the acting front .
Student:
P