Girl (1998)

Undescribable Perfection

That was an excellent one.

Purely Joyful Movie!

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

I read the book Girl (and loved it) before I saw this movie, so when I rented it I already knew that there would be certain things about it that would bug me. But I don't understand how anyone could like this movie, regardless of how much they disregarded the plot line and everything the book was about.I definitely understand how it would be difficult to turn this book into a movie, as it goes from the beginning of Andreas sophomore year to the end of her senior year, and there really isn't a set plot line. It's simply about her life, and how she grows and changes just as everybody does in the real world.The movie starts out with her in her senior year, and the main character Andrea is really nothing like she is in the book. She's just... annoying.Todd Sparrow seemed kind of old, and I couldn't really find much charm in him. Their relationship with formula and not very interesting.Also, when you see this movie Andrea constantly talks about groupies, and how she never understood them, but then she became one and how great it was. Like, how it was some huge step in her life, becoming the groupie of this guy in some band who wasn't even that interesting.I never thought that being a groupie was some great, liberating thing. I'm not dissing groupies or anything, but the way Andrea goes on about it is a little weird. She just seems kind of slutty and clingy in this movie, and, well, it's a bit difficult to watch.There are many things I could say about this formulated, clichéd, so-so acted and so-bad-its-kind-of-funny movie, but I guess I'll leave it up for the viewer to decide.

This movie isn't really accurate. At first Todd Sparrow seemed so out reach and way too cool for Andrea Marr. During multiple parts of the movie it made me uncomfortable for Andrea because of how awkward she was. But then at the end, Todd said that he couldn't be without her. Sean Patrick Flannery didn't pull this part off very well. He started off as the tough out of reach guy, but the movie tried to evolve his character. Flannery couldn't portray the needy and in love guy. Dominique Swain started as being the shy girl. When she tried to evolve into being the "cool girl", I didn't buy it. Swain sucked at being the strong one to get up and leave. If you watch it with low expectations, you won't be disappointed.

I think this movie is a wonderful one. I just love Sean Patrick Flannery. I think he looks his best in this movie. I liked him as a rocker u know. Does anyone know if that was really him singing. I just wish he wasn't that old, because i definitely would want to date him. He has this great personality in this movie. I wish i was an actress or at least be able to meet him. I think he would be a really awesome person to get to know. I think my favirote part of this movie is when they are at the woodstock kind of thing and he pulls her up on stage and then kisses her it was so sweet and i also liked his say ''everything will be alright'' Well i guess this wraps it up. I guess i'm extremely one of Sean Patrick Flannery's fan.

While this is far from brilliant film-making, it's a decent enough coming-of-age film which compares favorably to such entertainments as "Dazed and Confused" and "Heathers". The narration is sufficiently witty to be worth paying attention to, and the characters and situations are all plausible enough, given that we're dealing with fictitious characters and situations! As Andrea Marr, Dominique Swain explores the world of teenage angst brought on by peer pressure, parental anxiety, socio-economic forces, and other equally distressing aspects of life as we think we know it. With its postmodern approach to what it seems to take to feel good about oneself these days, the film should strike a chord with everyone who's ever wondered why ANYONE ever bothers to get out of bed, particularly a high-school senior with no clue who she wants to be when she grows up. What she learns about herself by the end of the film, while hardly profound, is nevertheless a lesson that all too many people fail to comprehend--we all want to feel special and we all want to have fun without having to take responsibility for the consequences of our actions. Sure, it's been filmed a whole lot better a number of times, but it's a cut above "Porky's", "Revenge of the Nerds", and other movies of that ilk! Follow your yellow brick road.