Evokes the romantic infatuation of young love with a painful accuracy.
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06/29/01
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
Not just a movie about adolescents, it's an adolescent movie-with all the desperate passion and misty conclusions you might expect.
06/29/01
Wonderfully unsentimental and smart.
06/29/01
A nifty piece of teenage romantic piffle, it combines two strong and attractive performances with a shameless 'they live in two different worlds' plot line to amiably entertaining effect.
06/29/01
Top CriticKirsten Dunst ... nails her performance as a spoiled 17-year-old screw-up whose dimple-faced charm and youthful exuberance bely a bent for intoxicated self-destruction.
06/29/01
A dynamic, intelligent and heart-wrenching romantic drama.
06/29/01
What is refreshing about crazy/beautiful is Stockwell does not sensationalize the material. He's more interested in exploring the perils of first love.
06/29/01
A rare teen film that spends less time pandering to wish-fulfilling fantasies than baring honest interpersonal realities.
06/29/01
While you've probably seen this story before, crazy/beautiful dodges many stereotypes.
06/29/01
Top CriticStandard-issue romantic melodrama pitched specifically to teen-agers.
06/29/01
A teen romance whose attraction is in the stars.
06/29/01
Let this be a lesson to all young filmmakers -- even the most familiar stories can seem fresh if they have the right cast and are done with a bit of intelligence.
06/29/01
It seems unbelievable -- crazy, even -- to use the word 'integrity' in a review of a teen-oriented movie. But this one has it.
06/29/01
An unusually observant film about adolescence.
06/29/01
Top CriticPainting stock situations in a distinctive hue, this is the exceptional film that transcends its own triteness.
06/29/01
The two talented stars both have enough inner light to almost convince us that what's going on matters, but they are stymied by the fact that their performances are geared to a tragedy the movie fails to fulfill.
06/29/01
As Hollywood teen movies go, crazy/beautiful takes two steps forward and one step back. It's at war with itself. On the one hand, it wants to push the genre envelope, and does. But then it suffers a failure of nerve.
06/29/01
...never gets out of the shallow end of the pool with its tale of star-crossed love.
06/29/01
good acting/sloppy plot
06/28/01
Well cast and heartfelt, and its script tries to avoid many of the cliches of the genre.
06/28/01
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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