Popular bad-ass boy meets sweet unpopular christain girl. Boy falls in love with girl, girl has secret....schmaltzy ending ensues.
Might be okay for the 13 and under group but it has waaaaaay too much of a TV movie of the week feel to it. The Christain underpinnings go from sincere to "hit you in the face with a ball-peen hammer" subtley
The ending is for lack of a better word brutal. I called the ending in the first 20 mins of the movie, it's that obvious.
There are some redeeming aspects of this movie....it's not your typical teen gross-out flick (it's quite the opposite). It has a somewhat genuine message that tries to drive home the message of "faith, hope, love" and "don't be so caught up in what other people think of you or your beliefs"....positive stuff for youth that you don't typically see in todays movie.
Unfortunately it lacks a certain maturity to it that is further hampered by Mandy Moore's lack of acting ability. The movie is too sugar coated, too water down to have true impact to anyone over the age of 12. Shane West puts in a decent performance where his transformation is believable, he stands out, more so because everyone else fails to. The rest of the cast seems to be "phoning in" their performances.
It had potential to reach a wider demographic, but the lack of grit and an ill-acheived denouement puts this movie into the long list of forgettable movies.
:2:/:5:
Might be okay for the 13 and under group but it has waaaaaay too much of a TV movie of the week feel to it. The Christain underpinnings go from sincere to "hit you in the face with a ball-peen hammer" subtley
The ending is for lack of a better word brutal. I called the ending in the first 20 mins of the movie, it's that obvious.
There are some redeeming aspects of this movie....it's not your typical teen gross-out flick (it's quite the opposite). It has a somewhat genuine message that tries to drive home the message of "faith, hope, love" and "don't be so caught up in what other people think of you or your beliefs"....positive stuff for youth that you don't typically see in todays movie.
Unfortunately it lacks a certain maturity to it that is further hampered by Mandy Moore's lack of acting ability. The movie is too sugar coated, too water down to have true impact to anyone over the age of 12. Shane West puts in a decent performance where his transformation is believable, he stands out, more so because everyone else fails to. The rest of the cast seems to be "phoning in" their performances.
It had potential to reach a wider demographic, but the lack of grit and an ill-acheived denouement puts this movie into the long list of forgettable movies.
:2:/:5:
ops: :lol:
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