When this movie showed in Australia, I automatically fell in love. I loved the fact that the characters weren't over-scripted. made it seem more real. I liked that it seemed so low budget, and mostly I liked how it mirrored real life....well a life i was familiar with. maybe for some people this is a tired old story, girl gets smitten by a guy, yada yada....she has friends that seem to harbor some resentment, that seem to want more and that seem to have an opinion about everything, but thats life. What really tweaked my interest though was the leads seeming awkwardness in her role. it was like she felt like she was pretending to be a 17 year old, awkward in her own skin..... and that felt familiar. I wouldn't recommend this to people who are looking for some amazing scripted masterpiece fresh from Cannes...