For its genre, Crazy/Beautiful sometimes kicks. It's full of emotional ups and downs, pouts and pure joy, fun at the beach and parental hell.
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06/28/01
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
Pretty brave in the subjects it takes on, and does its best to avoid many teen movie conventions.
06/28/01
It's a serious, syrupy teenage love story with a message about reckless parental permissiveness.
06/27/01
Even though some of the specifics have changed, crazy is still the same-old same-old.
06/27/01
Works, thanks to exceptional performances from its lead players and a script determined to transcend stereotypes.
06/27/01
There is nothing new here, but Dunst and Hernandez deliver warm, thoughtful performances as the two leads.
06/25/01
There is much to grate on your nerves in this TV Afterschool Special trying to pass as a real movie.
06/22/01
Has the feel of a slightly elevated Afterschool Special.
06/21/01
If I had to rate it today, it would shoot up from two to three stars.
01/01/00
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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