Straight A Latino Carlos (Jay Hernandez) falls for wild Nicole (Kristen Dunst). She's not good for him, but they're both in love.
Totally predictable but entertaining. The writing is good and the direction is OK. Unfortunately, the film plays it way too safe. Nicole's character isn't as destructive or wild as she could be and, while there is sex, there is no nudity. There were a lot of grumblings that director Stockwell was pushing for an R--he wanted explicit sex and to make Nicole wilder. Naturally, the studio pushed for a more marketable PG-13. That's a real shame, because Dunst and Hernandez are both VERY attractive (they do look good in their underwear) and extremely good actors. Heck, I'd have no problem seeing either one nude! But the studio backed down--stupid censors! So we're left with a very predictable outing, but entertaining with two great performances. My only complaint--it's very obvious that Dunst and Hernandez are way over high school age (he's 23, she's 20--I think). There is good strong support by Bruce Davison as Nicole's understanding father. So, it's good but it could have been so much better. When will the studios back off and let directors film what they want to?
Totally predictable but entertaining. The writing is good and the direction is OK. Unfortunately, the film plays it way too safe. Nicole's character isn't as destructive or wild as she could be and, while there is sex, there is no nudity. There were a lot of grumblings that director Stockwell was pushing for an R--he wanted explicit sex and to make Nicole wilder. Naturally, the studio pushed for a more marketable PG-13. That's a real shame, because Dunst and Hernandez are both VERY attractive (they do look good in their underwear) and extremely good actors. Heck, I'd have no problem seeing either one nude! But the studio backed down--stupid censors! So we're left with a very predictable outing, but entertaining with two great performances. My only complaint--it's very obvious that Dunst and Hernandez are way over high school age (he's 23, she's 20--I think). There is good strong support by Bruce Davison as Nicole's understanding father. So, it's good but it could have been so much better. When will the studios back off and let directors film what they want to?