Spoilers throughout this post:
There are a million teen romance movies out there and even though I'm well past my teen years, that is a genre of movie I really like. I wasn't that into this one though. Crazy Beautiful was a movie that I thought I'd like a lot more then I did, although I concede it was a very well made movie in a lot of ways.
The advantage it has over other teen movies is the characters. They are well developed and real to the point you feel like you've met them. I really enjoyed that element and for That alone I'd give it at least a 6. Many of these types of movies feel so contrived. This one Didn't. There really weren't many false notes here, and Dunst plays the tough/fragile Nicki as so real, human and lovable that it's easy to get caught up and want everything to come out OK.
Despite all that, I didn't like this all that much. One reason is that the movie, while sometimes focused on dialog and character development also seemed way to focused on Kirsten Dunst's feet, her stomach and her kissing scenes with Jay Hernandez. And I didn't feel that these two incredibly talented, REALLY talented performers, Dunst and Hernandez-Had ANY chemistry together. The movie seemed enthralled with them to the point where almost nothing was left to the imagination. Every kiss, every (allowable to be shown) body part, every toe and foot....was focused on. I mean the movie sometimes seemed to be more concerned with showing them as a couple then the plot itself and I started to lose interest after awhile. The chemistry factor was way down and very little was left to subtlety and the imagination.
I also frankly was at times a little bored. While the people were relateable, the movie didn't reach out and grab me, though Nicole-particularly the relationship Between Nicole and her father, did.
And that brings me to the best scene in the movie. The one between Nicole and her dad at the end where they talk and begin to repair their relationship. That was moving, powerful and completely and utterly believable. At that point the movie was pure perfection and I cried my eyes out! Nicole and her father's relationship had been developed enough that this was completely credible. That scene was a perfect 10.
So crazy beautiful had it's positives and negatives like most movies. Although I probably would not watch it again and think I probably would have enjoyed it more at another time in my life, I'm glad I got to see it and the performances were all great. My vote is 6 of 10.
There are a million teen romance movies out there and even though I'm well past my teen years, that is a genre of movie I really like. I wasn't that into this one though. Crazy Beautiful was a movie that I thought I'd like a lot more then I did, although I concede it was a very well made movie in a lot of ways.
The advantage it has over other teen movies is the characters. They are well developed and real to the point you feel like you've met them. I really enjoyed that element and for That alone I'd give it at least a 6. Many of these types of movies feel so contrived. This one Didn't. There really weren't many false notes here, and Dunst plays the tough/fragile Nicki as so real, human and lovable that it's easy to get caught up and want everything to come out OK.
Despite all that, I didn't like this all that much. One reason is that the movie, while sometimes focused on dialog and character development also seemed way to focused on Kirsten Dunst's feet, her stomach and her kissing scenes with Jay Hernandez. And I didn't feel that these two incredibly talented, REALLY talented performers, Dunst and Hernandez-Had ANY chemistry together. The movie seemed enthralled with them to the point where almost nothing was left to the imagination. Every kiss, every (allowable to be shown) body part, every toe and foot....was focused on. I mean the movie sometimes seemed to be more concerned with showing them as a couple then the plot itself and I started to lose interest after awhile. The chemistry factor was way down and very little was left to subtlety and the imagination.
I also frankly was at times a little bored. While the people were relateable, the movie didn't reach out and grab me, though Nicole-particularly the relationship Between Nicole and her father, did.
And that brings me to the best scene in the movie. The one between Nicole and her dad at the end where they talk and begin to repair their relationship. That was moving, powerful and completely and utterly believable. At that point the movie was pure perfection and I cried my eyes out! Nicole and her father's relationship had been developed enough that this was completely credible. That scene was a perfect 10.
So crazy beautiful had it's positives and negatives like most movies. Although I probably would not watch it again and think I probably would have enjoyed it more at another time in my life, I'm glad I got to see it and the performances were all great. My vote is 6 of 10.