I'm a great fan of high school movies and of the Cusacks but this movie left me underwhelmed.
The problem is, that although it makes an admirable attempt to round out the three main characters (Lloyd, Diane and her Dad) it does so at the expense of the plot.
Let's face it, there's nothing to the plot other than the traditional boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl again and, within this framework, everything that happens is almost completely predictable.
There are all sorts of potentially interesting supporting characters (especially Lloyd's sister played by the uncredited Joan Cusack)but nothing is made of them.
So, not bad exactly, just a little ho-hum. If you haven't seen it already watch "The Sure Thing" instead.
The problem is, that although it makes an admirable attempt to round out the three main characters (Lloyd, Diane and her Dad) it does so at the expense of the plot.
Let's face it, there's nothing to the plot other than the traditional boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl again and, within this framework, everything that happens is almost completely predictable.
There are all sorts of potentially interesting supporting characters (especially Lloyd's sister played by the uncredited Joan Cusack)but nothing is made of them.
So, not bad exactly, just a little ho-hum. If you haven't seen it already watch "The Sure Thing" instead.