I though this film was pretty good about 13 years ago when it first came out, but seeing it now it was a lot easier to pick the faults. The story is uneven, and some of the sub-plots are just plain stupid. One that springs to mind was Dawson the mechanic as Thor, this was such a weak link and just did not fit in with the rest of the film. We all knew that Sarah was a bit Thor fan, but the scene with Dawson was cheesy, contrived and just plain stupid. Most of the other sub-plots were all O.K, in fact some were fairly amusing. I liked the singing the blues scene, the escape scene and the last 15-20 minutes were not too bad at all. But some of the dialogue seemed a bit contrived and it seemed like the writers were just missing the mark with a lot of things as they were treated on such a superficial level. Still Shue was appealing in one of her first lead roles, and I did like Miller in the understated role as Shue's best friend. The film does seem to have dated a bit due to the fashions adorned, especially Shues and the kids.
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