This movie is nothing more than feel-good teen fluff masquerading as a "message" movie. Not that it couldn't have worked as a message movie, but the ending is so laughably implausible that it ruins everything that came before.
I guess the best way to describe this film is to say that it suffers from an identity crisis. It attempts to walk the line between comedy and drama, but fails on both counts. It's not funny enough to be considered a full-blown comedy, but neither is it true-to-life, as most good dramas are. Everyone likes to root for the underdog, but this film's outcome is hopelessly false.
If you want a light, breezy teenage comedy, rent Clueless. If you want a portrait of adolescent torment that will actually make you think, see Welcome to the Dollhouse. If, however, you want a movie that pretends to have something to say, yet lacks the you-know-what to give us anything more than a predictable, warm and fuzzy ending...well, I guess Angus is your thing.
I guess the best way to describe this film is to say that it suffers from an identity crisis. It attempts to walk the line between comedy and drama, but fails on both counts. It's not funny enough to be considered a full-blown comedy, but neither is it true-to-life, as most good dramas are. Everyone likes to root for the underdog, but this film's outcome is hopelessly false.
If you want a light, breezy teenage comedy, rent Clueless. If you want a portrait of adolescent torment that will actually make you think, see Welcome to the Dollhouse. If, however, you want a movie that pretends to have something to say, yet lacks the you-know-what to give us anything more than a predictable, warm and fuzzy ending...well, I guess Angus is your thing.