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crazy/beautiful
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez,
Bruce Davison |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
Touchstone
Pictures |
| Web Site: |
www.crazybeautiful.com |
| Kiddie Movie: |
It's a deep drama
- bring the older ones. |
| Date Movie: |
She might get a
tear in her eye. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Kirsten almost
gets naked, lots of bra-less shirts. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Not really. |
| Action: |
Not really. |
| Laughs: |
Nah. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
There were a few
but I won't give any of them away. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
Maddy - "I
forgot to wear anything!"
Another scene, Nicole - "I've got a condom, he'd be so
proud." |
| Directed By: |
John Stockwell |
| Produced By: |
Rachel Pfeffer,
Harry Ufland, Mary Jane Ufland |
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crazy/beautiful
A Movie Review |
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Are you looking for a good drama, even if it is a teen drama?
You are. Well go see "crazy/beautiful."
I was tricked by the trailer, much like I was tricked by the
"A.I. Artificial Intelligence" trailer. I thought "A.I."
would be a great family film but, after seeing it, well, I say leave
the family at home. I thought "crazy/beautiful" was going
to be your generic "boy on the wrong side of the tracks trying
to sleep with the rich chick and the families just don’t
understand" kind of movie, and, well, one of the families didn’t
understand, not the family you might think, and
"crazy/beautiful" somehow turned into a great film that,
yea, I’m a puss, but brought a tear to my eye.
I hesitate to give too much away about this film except the
following. Nicole (Kirsten Dunst) comes from a rich family but she’s
a wild child. Carlos is from the other side of town just trying his
best to get into the Naval Academy. But love is love and you can’t
stop it, and neither can Nicole and Carlos. You would think Nicole’s
dad, Tom (Bruce Davison) would want Carlos to have nothing to do
with his daughter, that Carlos isn’t good enough for his daughter,
but in this movie it’s the other way around. No, Dad wants Carlos
to stay away from his daughter because he knows Nicole will ruin the
boy’s life of becoming all that he could be. Dad is afraid of his
daughter, the daughter just doesn’t understand, and my synopsis is
short because, in the end, the trailer showing the wrong type of
film was actually better because not knowing some of the plot
points, well, that turned "crazy/beautiful" into a great
film.
Kirsten Dunst is great in her role as Nicole. She’s screwed up,
mixed up, a rich chick driving a crap car and just trying to get
through being 17. Jay Hernandez is pretty alright too as Carlos, the
dude whose family is relying on him to be the one that gets out of
the hood and make something of himself. And, well, that’s about
all I’m going to say about this film because it’s too good as
long as you don’t know what it’s really about.
Kirsten almost got naked, yet, didn’t, which, actually, was
even hotter. Jay, I wasn’t really looking at Jay although the
dudettes probably would find him hot. And
"crazy/beautiful" is one of those great drama type films
that you will be too afraid to see thinking it will be your generic
teen story, but it’s not. Seeing it might give you a little
insight into your kids, seeing it might make you remember a little
about your high school days, and seeing "crazy/beautiful"
won’t waste you money if you’re looking for a decent drama about
life and growing up. It’s 4 stars out of 5 for
"crazy/beautiful."
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
