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07/30/02
Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
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Reviews Counted:97
Fresh:61
Rotten:36
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: The story is not new, but the film gets credit for trying to move away from the genre's cliches. Kirsten Dunst and newcomer Jay Hernandez give believable performances.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL is not your typical teen romance. The film offers a grittier, more realistic take on the subject than most. It manages to be sweetly romantic without pandering to, or insulting, the... [More]
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez, Bruce Davison, Lucinda Jenney
Director: John Stockwell
Reviews for Crazy/Beautiful
Writers Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi took a kind of hackneyed idea and made it, along with director John Stockwell, into something really odd and unpredictable
05/31/02
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03/24/02
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03/05/02
A surprisingly intelligent and effective movie.
02/26/02
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02/20/02
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11/24/01
Dunst is so luminescent that it’s impossible not to feel for her character every step of the way.
11/01/01
Once again, Kisrten Dunst saves a film just with her presence.
10/10/01
It's a pleasant warm-weather diversion for the mall crowd.
08/02/01
"so bland it makes Pablum seem like hot curry"
07/31/01
This could be ho-hum in the extreme were it not for its star and the visual snap director John Stockwell brings to it.
07/23/01
This film is a true drama with well-drawn characters and a fairly intelligent script.
07/17/01
Zen masters can see and appreciate the beauty in a cracked, bumpy, and uneven pot....Carlos is a Zen master in the making whose love enables him to see Nicole’s inner beauty.
07/13/01
With its realistic depiction of teen angst, crazy/beautiful will break your heart without ever attempting to manipulate it.
07/09/01
The most striking instance of growing up on display is that of the contemporary teen film.
07/05/01
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07/05/01
Top Criticcrazy/beautiful is essentially about understanding that people with mental health issues are absolutely worthy of love.
07/04/01
...it's conflict is forced and the resolution is pat.
07/04/01
As overproduced as a Super Bowl soft-drink commercial, so much so that even its potentially insightful moments seem like movie fakery.
07/03/01
Latest News for Crazy/Beautiful
November 30, 2006:
Box Office Guru Preview: "Nativity" Leads Trio of New Releases
The post-turkey blues will kick in as the North American box office should slump this weekend following a busy Thanksgiving holiday frame. More...
June 05, 2001:
Expect some steamy romantic scenes, even though Disney, releasing the film under its Touchstone banner, required that Stockwell deliver a PG-13. 
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June 05, 2001:
Dunst has already played everything from a vampire to a suicide, but director Stockwell says we’ll see a steamier side of her here: 'A lot of her fans are going to be thrown.'
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