Rotten
As overproduced as a Super Bowl soft-drink commercial, so much so that even its potentially insightful moments seem like movie fakery.
Amy Taubin, Village Voice
Crazy/Beautiful
When it's real. When it's right. Don't let anything stand in your way.
2001 · 1h 39m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
John Stockwell
Overview
At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.
Director and cast
- John Stockwell Director
- Kirsten Dunst as Nicole Oakley
- Jay Hernandez as Carlos Nuñez
- Bruce Davison as Tom Oakley
- Herman Osorio as Luis
- Miguel Castro as Eddie
- Tommy De La Cruz as Victor
- Rolando Molina as Hector
- Soledad St. Hilaire as Mrs. Nuñez
- Lucinda Jenney as Courtney Oakley
- Taryn Manning as Maddy
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
63%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Dunst, in her finest performance yet, has now transcended her fellow teen stars.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
The movie is so predictable, it's not surprising that the script is credited to first-timers Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, and the direction to John Stockwell, a former acting peer to Tom Cruise.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
Sure, the Romeo-and-Juliet thing has been done before, but director John Stockwell pulls it off with his two promising leads.
Pam Sitt, Seattle Times
Fresh
Even when the movie is bad -- which it is in its abrupt, mismanaged, final-act attempt to cram in moments of forgiveness and clarity -- it's addictively so.
Wesley Morris, San Francisco Chronicle
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