A precursor to some much better films

Jared X

I surely cannot be the only one to recognize, in hindsight, this movie's otherwise wasted potential.  There is simply too much plot here, and too many characters, for one film.  Not to mention some forgettable performances from the two leads.  But the script foreshadows (or perhaps, more accurately, is borrowed by) Election, Clueless, Excess Baggage, and Plain Clothes.  Sure it's another dismissable mid-1980's geek to chic B-list brat pack puff piece, but it provided some groundwork for some much better films. Worth a watch to see how far the genre has come.

score 10/10

Jared X 17 August 1999

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