rosepetals495 Reviews

The Happening (2008)

Shyamalan Has Seem to Done it Again!

[5/10 · 18 June 2008]

Let's be honest here; Shyamalan hasn't really done anything spectacular since The Sixth Sense. I actually went into this movie having no prior knowledge of it besides my friend telling me it looked good. I was surprised when I saw that Shyamalan had written, produced, and directed this new feature film. I was also surprised by the fact in the first few minutes a woman stabbed herself in the neck. Yeah.

The first fifteen minutes or so were pretty decent. Entertaining for the most part, but after that, it was pretty downhill from there. I am a big fan of Mark Wahlberg, but through the entire 91 minutes of this film, he didn't seem quite to click with his character. All of the characters seemed quite out of place for one reason or another, and I think that can be blamed on the writing.

First of all, why did there have to be "another man?" Honestly, that was just unnecessary turmoil between the two main characters. Or perhaps it was just a plot to get Shyamalan a part without being too obvious. I absolutely HATED the parenting aspects in this movie. Okay, so there are people all over New York City killing themselves, a supposed terroristic attack, and Jess's mom decides that is the perfect time to leave her family and go get her a doll house?! And then Julian leaves his only daughter to find his wife, thinking, oh!, maybe she might still be alive. No. Why would you do that?! That just frustrated me to no end.

What also frustrated me was the lack of closure and answers to the never ending questions being asked. The movie just kind of ended. Kind of... The question I kept asking myself, my friend, and the movie screen (if it was supposedly the plants) is, "why now? Why not 20 years ago, or a decade from now?" They seemed to try to explain that in the news sequence, but even the person being interviewed had no idea. Of all of the Shyamalan movies I have seen, there has always been a plot twist, which has made most of his movies the only thing that makes them watchable.

The only thing that made The Happening watchable was the amazing direction. There is no doubt that Shyamalan is a fantastic director, but it seems like he has lost his knack for writing.

88 Minutes (2007)

Good Concept, Not So Good Movie.

[5/10 · 15 May 2008]

88 Minutes is about a a forensic psychiatry professor who works for the FBI, and also has been told he has 88 minutes to live. Sounds like a pretty decent concept, but the way it was played out could have been much better. First, the character Mike Stempt could have been completely written out and there would be no change to the plot. Don't get me wrong, I am one of Benjamin McKenzie's biggest fans since the first episode of The O.C., but his character just wasn't needed. Leelee Sobieski's character, Lauren Douglas, was a bit annoying. I think that she is a good actress, but it seemed like she couldn't get into this part, whether or not she overplayed it or underplayed it, I'm not quite sure. To conclude, it wasn't an all star cast with phenomenal performances.

In one part of this movie, I believe when Dr. Gramm was looking for Pam, Pacino dives under a firetruck to get to his car. Some movies can be pretty hard to believe, as in Die Hard 4, but this was just ridiculous. Bruce Willis is like a god when it comes to doing improbable stunts, but when Pacino did that, it just felt really awkward.

I've recently seen a plethora of movies with terrible endings, hoping finally for a good one. This one disappointed be just as much as The Prestige and Stephen King's It. I understand how Lauren did everything, I understand when she found the time, I understand that she tricked everyone into believing her. What I don't understand is why she did all of it. Did I miss something during the phone conversation with Gramm and Forster? I understand she was pretending to be his lawyer, but what is the motive? Was she so sick and in love with him? They just left so many questions unanswered which really disappointed me.

Ever since the end of The O.C., I had been keeping track of McKenzie's upcoming films. This one had been in production for about two years. You'd think in that much time they would have been able to edit and perfect every little detail. I guess I may have just expected too much. -shrugs-

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

I Was Not Disappointed.

[9/10 · 13 June 2007]

I'm going to have to go back to my Pirates 2 review and change the star rating, because I think this one was much better! I honestly didn't know I was sitting in a theatre for 3 hours, because the movie was *that* intense! The beginning was magnificent. The camera direction was fantastic to make it that much more dramatic. I may have cringed through the entire first scene.

Elizabeth Swann seemed to get more boy-ish, and surprisingly worked great for her character. I heard a few spoilers if they were to make a 4th Pirates of the Caribbean, which made me question the character of Will Turner. Frankly, after the second movie, and the first really, his character isn't needed at all. But after viewing the most recent of the films, his character has taken on a greater part.

Though 3 hours is very long for any movie (yes, I am including Lord of the Rings... shut it), it all seemed kind of needed. Though, I'm not sure why they had to make Davy Jones & Calipso ex-lovers. I don't see why that was needed unless for pure Hollywood fluff.

This is a less romantic movie than the first two, which I surprisingly liked a lot. There was so much action it seemed to never stop, and the direction of the action worked so well together. Another part which made me gasp in recognition is when Jack is hallucinating and he sees many of himself. It took me until the time it happened in the jail cell for me to realize where I have seen it before, and with the same actor. Did anyone else think "Secret Window" when they saw this? I asked some of my friends, but they had no idea what I was talking about, maybe some of you do. Think about it. ;)

One thing I was a bit upset about, but got over very quickly, is the many visual effects. Our film industry has come so far, they can make, basically, an entire movie with visual effects. This upset me because the first one used very little effects compared to the third. The reason I got over this very quickly is because they did need it to make everything work out that they wanted to.

I know a lot of people love these fantastic Pirates movies, but to have a 4th one, and even having a 2nd and 3rd was pushing it, it may ruin it. Everyone is just anticipating the demise of this 'series' [?]. The fact of the matter is the script and the action do work. As Johnny Depp has said, he won't sign on for a 4th movie unless he likes the script and thinks it will work. So if they do decide to make another one of these action-filled, fun comedic movies, don't get frustrated. Take a chance on it, like you did this one. 9/10 stars.

Supernatural: Everybody Loves a Clown (2006) Season 2, Episode 2

Like Clowns?

[6/10 · 1 December 2006]

This week's episode took place a week after John Winchester's death. Both Winchester boys are devastated, and both are handling it in different ways. Dean tries to hide his pain, but it's obvious he isn't 'okay' as he's telling everyone.

I didn't care much for this episode because the premise just seemed kind of odd and a little cheesy. However, the acting made it watchable. This is the first time we meet Ellen, Jo, and Ash. Ash is hilarious, I have to say. And it's sad that he's not in a lot of episodes because he is just off-the-wall funny.

I think that "Everybody Likes a Clown" focused more on Dean's character than anyone else's. It's so hard to see someone go through someone's death like this. It's hard and he's not handling it.

The episode ends with Dean taking a crowbar to his car. It's a deep moment as he finally expresses himself. Did anyone else want to just hold him after he did that? *Raises Hand* Excellent performance, Jensen Ackles, excellent.

A Few Good Men (1992)

Very Very Good!!

[8/10 · 26 November 2006]

A Few Good Men is about three military lawyers who are defending two men who accidentally murdered one of their own (Santiago) in a 'prank'. The three military lawyers, Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Cruise), Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway (Moore), and Lt. Sam Weinburg (Pollack) try to get information off of Col. Jessup (Nicholson), but he is stubborn and sees himself as 'untouchable'. The two accused (Harold Dawson (Bodison) and Pfc. Louden Downey(Marshall)) say that they got an order for a 'Code Red' from Jessup, so to say that they were just following orders, and that this murder was accidental.

In the court room, they go throughout the trial and in the end, Jessup admits in court that he ordered the Code Red. They escort him out and soon the verdict is read. The two men's sentence is to be dishonorably discharged, which they are both extremely unhappy about.

Lt. Daniel Kaffee is a very sarcastic and laid back kind of guy. He is a lawyer who is in the navy and in his spare time he likes to play baseball. Though with this life style and personality, in the courtroom, he rules. He does keep up his funny attitude, but he puts it to good use to help him serve justice. He seems to care about his job and what is for the better for his clients. He shows this by getting frustrated with his case. I don't think this character changed much throughout the movie. I think, the more in-depth you go with the movie, the more you get to see his character shine. He is probably my favorite character with his sarcasm and his humor.

Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway is pretty much the opposite of Kaffee. She is strict and wants everything to get done the right way and in proper order. I do think that this character changes throughout the movie, because as the movie goes on, she becomes more laid back and seems to respect Kaffee more than in the beginning of the movie.

The legal concepts and matters that are examined in this movie are that Dawson and Downey killed a man on an issue of a Code Red. So, they were being tried for murder. Their defense team was explaining to the jury that, yes they accidentally killed a man, but they were working under the order of a superior, and the two accused being such good military men, had to follow orders of this Code Red.

I guess this movie is arguably realistic, yes it could really happen, but I think that most people would know better, to say no, to an order of this sort, so I don't think it would be a very common crime.

It was a very good movie, despite it wasn't my 'type' of movie and many memorable lines came from it! YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

Supernatural: Crossroad Blues (2006) Season 2, Episode 8

A Very Good Episode!

[9/10 · 19 November 2006]

Even though a lot of Supernatural's episodes are very similar, this one was very good and well put together. You learn a little background information and more about Dean's personality.

Dean gets frustrated with this week's demon because he believes that his father made a deal; his life for Dean's. Dean doesn't want that burden, and when he summons the demon of the week, he contemplates over whether or not to bring back his father in exchange for his life 10 years later.

One thing I didn't like about this episode was the acting from Dean's demon. She was so completely over the top and it threw up a huge "Over Acting" flag in front of my face. She got really annoying and she could have toned everything down a little bit.

Overall, great episode, guys! Can't wait for the next one!

Saw III (2006)

Disgustingly Horrible

[2/10 · 13 November 2006]

Saw III was horrible, terrible, disgusting, disturbing, bad, worse, *all of the above.

I got dragged to see it by one of my friends who loves the Saw trilogy, but I was the first out of the theatre. I still can't believe I stayed for the entire thing... I could stand the first two; they were watchable, I even thought the second one was better than the first, but when I heard a third 'Saw' movie was being released, all I could do was shake my head in disgust.

This movie is rated 'R' for a good reason. I am under age to see this movie by myself, and let me tell you, the theatre had tighter security than the Mona Lisa. And it was all for a good reason. The theatre actually said, 'This is really disturbing, if you get too grossed out, come back and ask for your money back.' My friend's mom did so very quickly. All this horrible movie was, was blood, guts, gore, tears, unneeded and unwanted nudity, and terrible acting. It made me sick to my stomach.

One positive note: it made the first two movies make more sense.

Thats about it... I don't recommend it to anyone, but if you really want to see it, I can't stop you.

The Guardian (I) (2006)

Amazing

[8/10 · 1 October 2006]

Wow. Wow. The word "speechless" comes to mind... The previews for this movie were so amazing, I just had to see it, even if that meant watching Ashton Kutcher for 2 and a half hours.

The beginning brought you right into the heart of the action, but then lost some of its flow going towards the middle. The entire movie consisted of the men in a training camp for the Coast Guard, and man!; what hell they put those kids through! Great acting from everyone! And there were some funny parts here and there.

The performances from Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher were phenomenal!! Kutcher can do drama!!! Who'd have thunk it?! This definitely made my view of him change. Everything I've seen him in, I've only thought that he got most of his work because he's handsome and funny. This will make your mind do a back flip and want to hug him. Costner's character's love and devotion for his work and his crew, made this movie what it is. He would not stop fighting, and he would try his hardest.

The one thing I love about watching movies, especially in the theatre, is that it brings you into it. Everything around you isn't there and it's like your watching them from within. The Guardian made you feel that even more. The Guardian made you feel sympathy, and the love of friendship, and the temperature of that ice cold tub, and the feeling of the weight of the world. It was a bit long, but it was worth it! Great direction, great writing. Camera work was excellent. They really got in your face to capture all of the emotion. Props, guys!

Good luck at the box office , I'm recommending it to everyone I meet.

8/10 stars

World Trade Center (2006)

See It For Yourself

[1 September 2006]

You can't review this movie. You can't rate this movie. I went to see this movie, thinking I would come out with a fabulous review for it, but I didn't. I can't even give it a number out of ten because it depends who you are. You have to see this movie for yourself; you can't let anyone tell you what happened, or how to feel, or whether or not it was good.

World Trade Center made me feel that I take things for granted. And I do, I'm not going to lie to you. Everyone takes things for granted. Especially life. This movie brought you back to that day, but not as a bad thing. No. As a good thing. It brought you back to show you what really happened and what two men went through for what? 14 hours? Maybe more. Thrist, sleep, air, it was all an issue, and all we take for granted every single day.

The performances from every single actor in this movie were phenomenal. My heart must have stopped 5 times throughout the movie. The problem with seeing this in the theatre is that there are really rude people who don't know when it's the right time to laugh. Yes, there are some little humorous breaks here and there, but its mostly all drama.

All I say is that, see this for yourself. Don't let anyone tell you anything besides their feelings, because that's all I got out of it.

Valentine (2001)

Honestly?

[7/10 · 15 August 2006]

OK, I'm going to be honest with you. The only reason I want to watch this movie (well, the first time anyway) was because David Boreanaz is in it. I know, shallow, right? Well, this comedy thriller was actually pretty good!

One thing that I LOVED was that Kathrine Hiegl's name is on the front of the box and yet she was only in 10 minutes of this 96 minute movie. That's okay though. The beginning part at the dance, was very upsetting and, of course, I felt sympathy towards Jeremy Melton. I mean, if you don't you have some serious problems. This entire movie consisted of constant murders and suspense, you barely have time to breathe!; there isn't a lot of down-time.

Did anyone else get freaked out about the whole maze thing? God, that was one of the creepiest parts of the entire movie!! And then when Lily is trying to find a way out, all of the screens start to turn off or go all static-y, I'm scared for her!! In the background you hear people saying, "Don't walk away from me"s and "Love me"s and "What do you like to do"s. AND THOSE EYES!!! *shiver*

This is probably one of the only recent horror movies I've seen that had some reasonable actors! Most horror movies stink because of the acting, but this one was actually pretty good because of it! With the exception of Marley Shelton (Kate). I don't understand where she got her acting diploma! I did like one of her lines describing Adam (Boreanaz), "Well, he's no angel...". You know. Because of his role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel? Okay then...

The ending was a major plot twist! Throughout the entire movie you pretty much know who the culprit is, but you don't know WHO it is... Does that make any sense? Well, if you've seen the movie, then you should get what I'm saying. Overall, this movie is very good!

7/10 stars!

Pulse (I) (2006)

I screamed

[3/10 · 12 August 2006]

Where do I begin...

I don't really even know if I liked this movie because I was terrified; this was the only movie that I actually screamed at. But was it good? Not really. I think it was suspenseful, but the entirety of it was just sort of strange. A character comes in to the story in the middle of the movie, and suddenly starts to be with the "in" group, or whatever. Wha--?! I did like the idea of that the ghosts steal your will to live, but the way that most of them died (turn to ash), it was just stupid!! The first death, that's what I would have assumed all of them would do; kill themselves. And Stone, he kept screaming "I don't want to die!!", so obviously he wasn't affected by the ghosts, but he had the mark and he turned to ash. But he had a will to live. This movie kept contradicting itself!

In the previews, it seemed that the ghosts were coming out of the computers (and/or living in the computers) like in "The Ring". But they came wherever there was electronic use. And Dexter said that the people he was watching on his computer were actually watching him. Why? Because they were looking at the web cam? I don't understand why he would think that...

I also don't understand the "dead zones". I think it meant that wherever there wasn't any electronic use, the ghosts couldn't be. SO WHY NOT STAY THERE?! This movie did want me to stay away from computers, TVs, cellphones, etc., especially since they didn't end it! But, it was so ridiculous, that I said "Forget it! I'm writing a review about it!!"

A waste of $8.50

High School Musical (2006 TV Movie)

Better Than Expected

[8/10 · 6 August 2006]

Seeing the commercials for this TV Movie, weren't very descriptive at all. As I recall it was flashes of various scenes and then a big title of "High School Musical". But, me being a lover of musicals, I decided to take a chance on it. It was wonderful!!

The premise seemed kind of odd, and kind of like most Disney movies. Acting wise, umm... yeah, about the acting. I think the main characters we hired for their singing ability rather than both their abilities in singing and acting.

One thing that I really didn't like to find out was that Zac Efron doesn't sing in most of the movie. Wha--?! Yeah, I read his biography on IMDb and it says that he's a fabulous singer, which I agreed with at first when I saw this movie, but then read later that it wasn't even him singing!! I don't understand why they would choose him for the role if they didn't even want his voice. It just costs more money that way. I just don't get it.

Overall, the movie was pretty humorous! Sharpay was excellent!! She has to be my favorite character!! The way she treats everyone, especially her brother!, it's just so funny! My favorite line in the movie would be, "I told you not to do the jazz square" - Sharpay "It's a crowd favorite. Everybody loves a good jazz square!" - Ryan. Coming from someone who has danced for 10+ years, that was the funniest thing said in the entire movie!!

John Tucker Must Die (2006)

Hilarious!!

[8/10 · 30 July 2006]

The reason I went to see this movie, is because I thought that the premise was very funny, and I think I might know a "John Tucker". Turns out that the movie was more funny than I expected it to be! The beginning was a great way to introduce the characters! I loved how it was narrated by Kate, but she just stopped narrating in the middle of the movie. It seemed kind of odd, but whatever.

Though this movie is probably the funniest movie I've seen in the past 2 weeks, it doesn't have the best acting. But, come on, it's a teen comedy, my hopes weren't up that high. Over acting comes from "JT" when the girls put estrogen into his water, but I think that was the point. That was probably the funniest prank in the entire movie! Your going to feel some sympathy towards the "Other Tucker" because you can tell that he likes Kate, who is interested in destroying John Tucker with the rest of the girls. At his birthday party, I did start to feel sorry for John, even though he put many girls what he went through once.

The ending was good! John was making amends and becoming more honest, and I guess you could say that everyone lived happily ever after!

Final Destination 3 (2006)

Okay

[6/10 · 29 July 2006]

I was a little weary about seeing this movie, mostly because I haven't seen the first two. Most horror movies nowadays are horrible!! This one wasn't as bad as I anticipated. I think that the nudity was un-needed and I found it very predictable (which I think was the point).

The predictability made the movie kind of boring. They showed how everyone was going to die before they did, so it didn't leave a lot of suspense... until some of them didn't die. I also like the fact that they didn't know who the other 2 people were, so they were looking all over the place, trying to figure it out, while along the way, people were dying.

The football player's death, I didn't even watch, because I thought it was going to be too gruesome, I suspect it was because of the sound effects. Most of the deaths were so far fetched, it was kind of ridiculous. Let me tell you, I'm never going to a tanning salon!! Those two girls, oh my God, that looked so painful!!

The ending I thought was completely predictable, because, well, they all HAVE to die, so... But it seemed kind of obvious that Kevin was going to show up on the subway after Wendy's sister did, and then when the train crashed and Wendy saw the other train coming at her, it was predictable that it was going to be a dream sequence again. But the ending was excellent, none the less.

Thirteen (2003)

Acting Was Excellent

[8/10 · 25 July 2006]

I heard a lot of great things about this movie. The acting was incredible. I just can't believe this is what thirteen year olds do. When I was thirteen, I had my little "gothic" phase, but I never did drugs or had sex or got drunk. I hadn't even gotten COMMUNION yet let alone do jello shots. It would have been more believable if they were sixteen, at the least 15, but 13, was just too unbelievable.

The fact that it was co-written by one of the actresses, I found very amazing. And Reed co-wrote it when she was what, <15? Very impressive.

The acting was awesome!! From all of the actors and actresses! Reed and Wood... It's amazing their talents at such a young age. Holly Hunter did an amazing job as the concerned mother that doesn't know what to do with her daughter. And I haven't seen Jeremy Sisto since Clueless!! I was glad to see him back on my TV screen; he's great! 8/10 stars from me!

Secret Window (2004)

Forgettable

[7/10 · 20 July 2006]

Secret Window, I found very interesting and not in the least bit predictable, but it didn't really stand out among other Stephen King books-to-movie movies and all of the actors previous works.

The actors really connected with one another. No one really stood out, they just kind of mushed together. John Turturro's character, John Shooter, has to be the favorite character for most. Everywhere I hear, "John Shooter is amazing!" when ever I hear people talking about this movie. Johnny Depp wasn't really, 'spectacular', but he was as good as he usually is. There's not much to comment about the acting because there weren't any stand-out actors.

The story line, I think, was excellent! The way that Mort Rainey is actually living his story, just seems so clever and kind of confusing at times. I never once guessed the ending! Which I think is a good thing... When Mort sees the house cracking, it is so symbolic! I loved that so much! It's telling him that he is split in two and he has to decide which way to go. The only problem I really have in this movie is that, it's kind of forgettable. I never talk about this movie with any of my friends, and if I ever do, I'm going to probably need to watch it over again to get it in my brain.

7/10 stars.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Excellent!!!

[9/10 · 9 July 2006]

I begged my mother to let me see this movie!! I loved Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, so I needed to see this movie the day it came out! And I did!! All the sequels I have seen (with the exception of Star Wars and Harry Potter) were so terrible!! This is a major exception! The camera work in this movie, was excellent!! Whoever did the cameras, I applaud you! This movie seemed much funnier than the first one and much more scary at the same time. Pirates 2 played with all of your emotions: happy, scared, suspense, romance, terror, sympathy... The list goes on and on!!

Johnny Depp... This man is GOD!!! Whatever you see him in, he is always amazing!! GEEZ!! He even walks in character! How many actors do you know, that do that?! Jack Sparrow can be so cruel and so sarcastically funny, that Johnny Depp nails it in every single scene, with every single line, with every single movement. And this is coming from someone who isn't freakishly obsessed with the guy!

Orlando Bloom. Have you ever seen him in anything where he is in the tiniest bit funny? I don't know if it was the lines, or him, but he had a few funny parts. When he gets upset, wow. I feel for him. I really do. Earlier that week, my brother is telling me that he isn't a great actor. This man could do silent films; he wears his heart on his sleeve.

Kiera Knightly, well... I haven't seen her in anything else except for the 1 and 2 of these movies, so I don't have much to compare her to. I think she did a great job where she was trying to make Jack believe something (I don't want to spoil it for the rest of you). I was right there with him! She's a fabulous liar, a fabulous actress.

I don't think that this movie should be as long as it is. Two and a half hours... That's what Harry Potter is for. They could have left out the whole 3-way sword fight. Granted, it was quite funny, but it took up too much time for such a senseless act.

This was, in fact, scarier than the first one. The squid, the violence, the CGI, etc. I would recommend this movie to anyone I met!! Granted, kinds under a certain age... probably not. But this movie deserves whatever they get for all of the hard work put into it.

ACADEMY AWARDS, HERE PIRATES 2 COMES!!

Click (2006)

Very Predictable

[7/10 · 6 July 2006]

I am not a big fan of Adam Sandler, at all. Most of the movies that I've seen with him in them, are terrible. But, I was dragged along to see Click with one of my friends that loves him. Well, it was better than I expected it to be. Though, if you saw all of the preview for it, you have already seen half the movie. All of the things that his character, Michael, does with the remote, is all in the previews. When he goes to get the remote, he sits on a bed because he is tired. As soon as he layed on that bed, I knew it was going to be a dream sequence. They made it so predictable. I have to give kudos to Jake Hoffman who plays Michael's son, Ben at the age of 22-30 years old. His acting was excellent! Adam Sandler... he is just a one dimensional actor. I mean, stick with comedy if your good at it. His serious parts in this, it did nothing for me! But Hoffman played serious, very well! It was better than I expected, and I am happy to say that.

Falcon Beach (2006–2007)

How do I begin...

[3/10 · 20 June 2006]

At first, I was like, "OOO! Another O.C.! I like that show... I can't wait until Falcon Beach comes out!" And, of course, I start getting grief from my father and my brother of how bad the show looks. And I'm sad to say this, but, they were right. In my opinion, Fox's 'The O.C.' is so much better than this! Falcon Beach is a total rip off of The O.C. and Summerland (which I don't like very much either, but thats a different story). It's a bunch of bad acting from actors no one has ever heard of, and the plot line is terrible! And could SOMEONE in this business PLEASE have an original thought?!

Compared to The O.C.:

They both have "Bad Boys".

They both have at least one new person.

They both have relationship problems.

They both are set by the beach.

etc.

GIVE ME A BREAK!! At least the actors on The O.C. can do their job description!! Not to be rude, but I think the only reason these people were hired, is because they are pretty. I'm hoping this series will not be renewed for next year, so they will have an open position for a better show.

Cruel Intentions (1999)

okay

[7/10 · 13 January 2006]

This movie was actually OK. I disagree with the person who commented about this movie before me for a couple different reasons.

1) This was definitely not Sarah Michelle Gellar's best acting of her career! "Buffy" was much better, and I see Gellar as my idol as an actress but, her in this movie kind of disappointed me a little. I'm not saying she was horrible!, she was her normal fabulous self, but I felt she could have done better!

2) The deleted scene where Sebastian slaps Katherine, if you watch why the director took out the scene, you'd realize that he's right; it takes away his sympathy for the final scene. If they put that scene in the movie, you would probably be glad that he dies.

In this movie, you see a little over-acting, and some of the characters get annoying. Resse Witherspoon, however, did amazing with the character Annette. This was the first movie that I've seen with Ryan Phillipe in it. And he is amazing! In the beginning, Phillipe was alright. Towards the end, I felt a lot of sympathy for him because he finally realizes that there is more to sex, and he knows the feeling of love. I did like Gellar's jealousy of Annette, but when she was crawling back to Ronald telling lies, she came off as extremely annoying. I'm not sure if it was supposed to be portrayed that way, but she just got on my nerves! This movie had many things to criticize on, but overall, it was pretty good, just don't let kids under 14 watch it...