Say Anything... (1989)

Sorry, this movie sucks

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Before I get to my review, I'd like to respond to the wet-blanket elitist, who wanted to diagram this film like a term paper. 'Say Anything' is a teen film from the '80s. It was made about young people in the 1980s, for young people in the 1980s and deals with the issues of young people in the 1980s. If this means the film is 'dated' then every movie that has ever been made is 'dated'. To some extent, all movies are time-capsules of the period in which they were created. It isn't 'Hamlet' or 'Othello' nor is trying to be and if you are going to view a movie aimed at young people, you shouldn't be surprised by what you get. Primarily, that it will depict the world as it appears and is understood to be, by adolescents and that the storyline will revolve around the things that are important to them. These may seem naive, trivial or idealistic by adult standards but this is not the adult world. That being said, 'Say Anything' does not connect with me, personally. It is a well written, well acted and well directed film in it's own right. My issue is with the version of the world and characters it depicts. You see, I was a teenager in the late '80s and in lived in that world. In fact, remember when the movie came out. I watched it in the theater and had the same problem with it then as I do now. That being, it doesn't get it right.The '80s I knew was a combination of 'The Breakfast Club', 'Sixteen Candles' and 'Some Kind of Wonderful'. Those were the people who inhabited the high school I attended and that was the culture I saw and lived in. Cameron Crowe's version, while interesting, misses the mark by this much.I have a theory for this however, and that is Crowe was not a teenager in the '80s. The movies he made about his own adolescence and undercover work at a local high school, 'Almost Famous' and 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' capture their time and people wonderfully. And they should because he was there. But he wasn't there in the '80s and so he's having to guess.Does it matter? Probably not. 'Grease' isn't an accurate representation of the 1950s and 'That 70s Show' is not an accurate representation of the 1970s. This is a film that is beloved by legions of people and the fact that it doesn't connect with me doesn't diminish it's quality or validity. It just means that I saw things differently than the filmmaker. For those of you who were not there and plan to view 'Say Anything' for the first time though, I would suggest you watch 'Some Kind of Wonderful' afterwards as a comparison. You may find it interesting.

Say what you might but this movie did nothing for me. Maybe even was a tad bit boring. I was waiting for that wow moment the whole time but nothing happened. Deeply disappointed.

I rated it 5/10 because I don't like John Cusack acting screenplay is boringIone Skye is not beautiful at least for me i barely could finish itsome goofs In the break-up scene in the car the background changes completely. Before the line "You told your dad?" you can see an intersection and a hillside behind them, then after there is a yellow house and two parked cars.

After watching a cheesy 80's movie in the beginning of my day, I felt no longer the urge to try and watch another one; I would compensate with just watching "The Breakfast Club" a multitude of times. But looking through my TV guide, I put this movie on and I was quickly hooked. No matter who you ask, it is hard not to fall for humorous and kick-boxing Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack). The best part I think, of all of these 80's movies is that the characters, whether they are cringe-worthy/cheesy or not, all fall for one another--no Twitter, Tinder, etc. Watch this movie, because I promise you will fall in love with it as much as I have.