A really sweet film, Rockwell and a very young Barton are brilliant. Only cheap visual effects towards the end of the film let it down.
Angie Harmon, Christopher McDonald, Kathleen Quinlan
In the affluent, gated commnunity of Camelot Gardens, bored wives indiscriminately sleep around while their unwitting husbands try desperately to climb the social ladder. Trent, a 21-year-old outsider...( read more
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September 22, 2009
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August 3, 2008
Probably one of my top favourites of all times. Instant classic. True, non-negotiable, full of magic and surprises with one of the greatest endings ever. Sam Rockwell delivers another astounding performance in this no-budget, undisguised, lost-in-the-process-of-making-blockbuster...( read more)
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August 6, 2007
John Duigan does a wonderful job of introducing strands and themes which at first seem offbeat and peculiar but which all add to the sense prejudice, division and isolation felt by these two brillaintly-wrought characters. Each find the other intriguing but are hesitant to become...( read more)
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November 23, 2006
Sam Rockwell was great, but I'm sure I've seen it before. Just with a different title and actors.
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November 2, 2009
A favorite of mine. I first became a fan of Sam Rockwell in this film, and a young Mischa Barton did a really good job, it's actually strange seeing her so young as i've never really seen any of her films she did before The O.C. I loved the friendship between Trent and Devon, eve...( read more)
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September 20, 2009
A young girls fairy tale dream comes alive as she travels through her life with a friend whom is much older then her. This is an amazing tale of a young girls imagination.
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August 29, 2009
A standout performance from S am Rockwell and a nice little whimsical ending but the movie feels strangely familiar!
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August 28, 2009
A very sweet film that certainly drew me in and fired my emotions to the point where I felt genuine anger towards the bigoted residents of Camelot Gardens and the security guard who was a traitor to his class. All my sympathy, however, went to Trent, with very little left for the...( read more)
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August 18, 2009
well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that sam rockwell, mischa barton, angie harmon, christopher mcdonald, kathleen quinlan play good roles/parts through...( read more)
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