Lost and Delirious (2001)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

This is most definitely a love story. It shows how being gay or lesbian as such a young age can be very difficult especially when you are in love . The acting is fantastic by all of the actors, and the main three girls in it make the film with such amazing chemistry. To be honest I wouldn't have labeled Mischa Barton as a really good actress, but after watching this I have changed my mind, her acting is fantastic especially for someone, who was then, only 15 years old. It could have been her character in the OC that I wasn't keen on, rather than her acting skills. Piper Perabo was also fantastic. I have only ever seen her in coyote ugly, and thought she played a fantastic part in that also. The characters in these two films are very diverse and different, which proves she has good acting skills. It took me a while to work out what film I had seen her in before. Jessica Pare (plays Tory) is also very good in this movie. The connection between her and Piper Perabo character Paulie seemed so real. I have not seen her in any other films as of yet. Even though the film is fantastic, it is also very sad. It highlights how someone can be so influenced my family and friends that they dismiss true love. There is a quote in the film said by Piper Perabo as Paulie that really stuck with me. Mary, who is played by Mischa Barton says "Tory is not a lesbian , so you need to just get over her ok?". Paulie (Piper parado) then says "Lesbian? What are you talking about?" Mary then says "Well you are a girl in love with another girl aren't you?". Paulie then replies "No I'm Paulie in love with Tory, don't you remember? I need to get back what is mine". This, I think, is a very true quote suggesting that there is not a label on their love. They are not lesbians, they are two people in love and that is it. The ending for me was very sad and I wasn't expecting it. Its shows how painful love can be, especially when you know that love is being sacrificed because of opinions of others, and what they expect of you, rather than what you want.

You cant help but take Paulies side and react with disbelief to Tori's actions. She truly loves Paulie but is so scared of the consequences of following her heart. For me this is Piper Perabo's best and most memorable role. The love/ kissing scenes were passionate and very believable. Nothing at all gratuitous there. The fragility she gives Paulie as we watch her decline and ultimate demise is heartbreaking. It actually brought tears to my eyes. Credit also to a very young looking Mischa Barton. With so much intensity on screen we needed her to calm things down a bit every now and again.

I really loved this movie, it was beautiful and very sad. I've never cried as much as I did while watching this movie, before. Which makes this one of my favorite movies. This movie describes how tragic it sometimes can be when other people aren't accepting of same sex love. Shows how other peoples judge mental opinions can force someone to break up with someone they truly love in fear of rejection. I think the acting was great, especially Piper Perabo's performance. The story was very realistic and made me feel the pain that Paulie felt when Tori broke up with her. I find this movie perfect and give it 10 out of 10. It's definitely a must see.

Something you've always suspected - the craziness of a woman is very well fleshed out in this story about all girls high school.This is a very well produced movie that's both beautiful, and full of good observations at the same time. What's very clear is the deep need in the girls to be loved. But what happens if the environment can't provide that for them ?Emotions and physical needs are difficult to be satiated by reason. But in the interactions, the inherent meanness, and destructiveness that women harbors is also shown. The bitchiness really is part of the psychological makeup.Pauline became the victim of her own womanhood. Not knowing that the best protection is to follow the moral code of the society (but that's difficult to know at such a young age). There's a fine line between a road to safety and road to self destruction, but this movie ends with none of the enlightening insights.Maybe some people are too far gone by the time they reach puberty. It's difficult to hide the deficiency in character if you're in a boarding school. I went to a boarding school, and saw similar problems with women coeds.If only they didn't need such constant reenforcement of being loved ....