The First Time (1969) User Reviews

Lots of memories

[Steve-853 · 6/10 · 10 November 2000]

I first saw this movie when it came out in 1969. I was 16 at the time and totally identified with the boys in the movie (emotions, thoughts, etc.) In fact I so liked the movie at the time that I continued to remember it and most of the scenes over the next 30 years. I could not remember the title but remembered the name of Wes Stern and so I kind of watched for it off and on over the years to see if it would appear on TV.

Anyway I watched it for the first time in 30 years this morning on Showtime. What a treat and what a rush of memories. A very sweet coming of age movie indeed. I guess some things never change.

Tender moments but predictable

[rosscinema · 5/10 · 28 May 2003]

This is your basic story of three young men who are trying to get laid and meet an older woman. We've seen it before and this offers nothing new. A young man named Kenny (Wes Stern) writes his friends from Buffalo that he goes to a whorehouse at Niagara Falls and then one day Mike (Ricky Kelman) and Tommy (Wink Roberts) show up and expect to be shown the whorehouse named "Rosies". They make it to Niagara Falls and in a bar they meet Anna (Jacqueline Bisset) who asks them to help her cross the border. They get back to Buffalo and head to their hotel room where they expect sex that Anna is not expecting. The lead actor is Wes Stern whom I remember as Lenny on the show "Rhoda" and the studio's really tried to make him more popular but it never happened. He was such an unmasculine and nerdy guy which made him perfect for the role in this film. Stern was not a bad actor and he actually has some good moments in the film. Bisset also has her moments and she actually seemed to play the same role years later in the comedy "Homework" if you remember that one. Nice location shooting of Niagara Falls that make this a nice film to look at. Not a bad film but awfully predictable and familiar.

Summer of '69

[wes-connors · 4/10 · 10 May 2009]

Summer means a break from high school for Wes Stern (as Kenny Leeds), Ricky Kelman (as Mike Decker), and Wink Roberts (as Tommy Kingsley). The three young men ride bikes, go swimming, and think about having sex. After his widowed father goes off on a pleasure trip with a sexy secretary, Mr. Stern is sent to live with his grandparents, in Buffalo. Meanwhile, Mr. Kelman and Mr. Roberts are sent to summer camp.

Stern is lonely, and writes to his friends about traveling across the border to Canada (at Niagara Falls), where claims to be a regular customer at a whorehouse he calls "Rosie's". Naturally, Kelman and Roberts want a piece of the action, and surprise Stern with a visit. The lads are eager to sample the prostitutes Stern has bragged about - but, of course, the brothel doesn't exist. After seeing the more asexual Canadian sights, the three pick-up beautiful Jacqueline Bisset (as Anna), and take her to their hotel room…

Just ridiculous. Stern, the leading man, is supposed to be playing a young teenager (he will be returning to high school in the fall). He is obviously too old, but has a goofy quality that helps make the movie's "coming-of-age" theme bearable. Stern's plaintive questions to Ms. Bisset about why girls don't like him is nicely played. Bisset has about one and a half sexy scenes (you'll see a lot more of Niagara Falls). So, why would Bisset's English accent be a problem at the Canadian border?

**** The First Time (6/11/69) James Neilson ~ Wes Stern, Jacqueline Bisset, Ricky Kelman, Wink Roberts

Very sweet sex movie

[ivan-22 · 21 May 2000]

This is a wonderful film, charming, light-hearted, modest, wise, touching and witty. It may be the best film about sex. The whole movie works: acting, directing, music, camera. The critics are wrong. One called it "embarrassingly sentimental". Don't believe them. It's a true classic. You'll like yourself and the human race more after enjoying it. You may shed a tear of gratitude at the end, and a tear of regret that they don't make them like this anymore. Every young person should see it.

Nothing happens but it's still very watchable. Bissett is beautiful.

[MarkSweepstakes · 3/10 · 12 September 2010]

I caught this on a late-night cable showing having never heard of let alone seen before. I logged onto IMDb afterward just to see how old Bissett was at the time. She looks great in this movie although she really doesn't say or do a whole much. All in all she's very quiet, very English, very reserved -- and surprisingly at the age of 24 or whatever, still very much the 'older more famous' Bisset we're all familiar with.

The movie itself goes by without much of anything happening, yet you're still compelled to watch. Someone mentioned the simple street scenes and I totally agree, it's actually very interesting to watch Bisset lead the boys around town, to simply see them just walking around in 1969 with no music or dialog.

The 'plot' is basically the 3 boys pick up Bisset who they think is a hooker with the intention of losing their virginity by pulling a sex train on her (so far no one has mentioned the 'yuck' factor, but that's all I could think about). They finally get her back to their hotel room, persuade her into taking her clothes off and getting in bed, and after some discussion in the hall, they each go in and one by one make their move (or non-move) on her, then come out later and lie about it because by then Bisset's actually peacefully asleep from exhaustion. So Stern goes in thinking he getting 'sloppy thirds', yet doesn't cringe at all at the thought that he is about to roll around in his two other friends' DNA surely left all over her. Sorry, not romantic or cute, just gross. But Bisset, now awake and having been just dumped via phone call by some mysterious 'boyfriend', has pity on Stern. She now knows their true motives with her but since Stern is more sincere and less a blow hard than his friends, in a moment of weakness she actually has sex with him, on a dinky mattress with the transom window open so people all over the hotel should have heard them (as HE should have heard his friends supposedly doing it).

Bisset never really gets naked but looks really good in her underwear and she's actually very good in this role. It's an interesting time-capsule of a movie but that's about it.

The funniest unintentional part of the movie was when they finally get on the "Maid of the Mist" at Niagra Falls. It's obviously a studio set and the crew is clearly simply using a rain machine to blow water on the faces of the cast to simulate the mist, and although she's acting 'having fun', you can tell Bisset hates the rain on her face!

Nuts to Silver Springs!!

[Tromafreak · 5/10 · 10 July 2010]

Wow, not exactly ahead of our time, are we? In fact, this late 60's "R-rated" coming-of-age, teen sex comedy has more of a Leave It To Beaver feel to it than anything else. Personally, I am partial to the beav. I think it was a great show. And if you agree, then you should have no problem over-looking how lame The First Time really is. As I said, we're talking late 60's here, not late 2,000's. The First Time is from a time when innocent wasn't quite so lame. Unlike now, when the theaters are clogged with Highschool Musicals and whatnot. Now that's lame. Anyway, this sweet-natured flick stars the now legendary Wes Stern, as Kenny, teenage virgin, who's dad has just sent him off to live with the grandparents. With no new school chums to replace his old ones, Kenny decides to write his old chums, Mike and little Tommy, a letter. With nothing interesting to write about, Kenny does the only logical thing, and tells wild tales involving whore-houses, and other keen times at Niagara Falls. Naturally, Mike and little Tommy want in on the action, and pay Kenny a visit, demanding keen times... Problem!! Kenny is finding out the hard way that there is no such thing as a little, white lie. But nevermind that. Kenny is old enough to know that friends don't lie to friends about whore-houses, because they will always call you out on it, even if, deep down, they probably want nothing to do with the situation. So, anyway, it's off to Niagara Falls, Canada, as we watch Kenny lead his unsuspecting pals on a wild Canadian goose chase, while little Tommy whines over and over and over again about the maid of the mist. Gee, I sure do hope Mike belts him. After making up more lies about his favorite brothel being shut down, the eager trio manage to find another one. And then, it happened. The guys run into none other than Jaqueline Bisset. At last... Prostitute!! And now, this is the part where we watch these little gippers try and get acquainted with their unfriendly, yet attractive new friend. They follow her around Niagara Falls to Buffalo, NY. Never so much as hinting as to what they're allegedly after, as if everything will just work itself out. A sad, awkward series of events (including the inevitable ride on the maid of the mist) is what follows. A truly entertaining movie. Except Jaqueline Bisset. I know it ain't a popular opinion, but her portrayal of Anna is mind-numbingly dull. I assume she just couldn't act, and she seemed uncomfortable in front of a camera. How these three tools mistook her for a hooker is what makes a big fat joke out of an already questionable story. Despite how ridiculous and awkward this movie actually is, I enjoyed it way too much not to recommend it, which could only mean one of two things. Either The First Time ain't all that bad, or hell, maybe I'm every bit as lame as Kenny and pals. A scary thought. But jeepers. Niagara Falls sure is swell. 7/10

Sex initiation comedy-drama with sight-seeing asides...

[moonspinner55 · 5/10 · 14 October 2017]

Three big-talking teenage boys from New York, randy with bravado but no sexual experience, cross the Canadian border at Niagara Falls in search of prostitutes; instead, they chance upon a lovely young British woman they assume is a prostitute but who isn't. Amiable piffle from former-Disney director James Neilson and screenwriters Jo Heims and Roger Smith (who also co-produced) isn't very bright or witty, but has a certain shuffling charm--it's also not the last time Jacqueline Bisset would find herself between the sheets with a younger man. The boys' collective misunderstanding of the distressed girl's background isn't belabored...and when she realizes they thought she was for hire, she doesn't make a fuss, either. Still, this trio of would-be studs is rather colorless--one of the boys leers a lot while the other two look petrified--though heavy-lidded Wes Stern has a nicely low-keyed personality and Bisset seems genuinely touched by his youthful confusion. Neilson waits until nearly the end to turn the lights down low; in the meantime, we are treated to a tour of the Falls and downtown Ontario, which is fine for those seeking a nostalgic trip back in time rather than a movie with a substantial plot. ** from ****

Kenny! You lucky dog!!!

[Ed-Shullivan · 7/10 · 24 August 2022]

Yes young teens tend to exaggerate about their initial conquests with the opposite sex. Whether you make it all the way...or don't, they are still going to be good memories that you reflect back on as I am sure these three young men would have over the decades passing. Mike is the more aggressive of the three teens who arrive in Buffalo to all lose their virginity. Kenny is the braggart falsely telling his two buddies about his visits to a cathouse and the great time he is having in Buffalo while staying with his grandparents. Tommy is the timid one of the three who reluctantly goes along with his two (2) buddies to pick up a beautiful and somewhat more mature woman named Anna (played by a young, bosomy and beautiful Jacqueline Bisset) and convince her to cross the Canadian border at Niagara Falls and enter into the USA only to stay at the ford Hotel in Buffalo where the three boys intend to lose their virginity to Anna.

The boys flip a coin and so the sequence has been determined. First the aggressor Mike will go into the room and have his way with Anna, then the timid Tommy wins the coin flip to go next which leaves Kenny with little confidence to be third in line to lose his virginity.

No spoiler here, boys will be boys, and Jacqueline is the beautiful Jacqueline that all young teens would be more than happy to have as their first conquest. We can dream can't we?

I give this teen romance coming of age film a hardy 7 out of 10 IMDb rating.

Don't waste your time

[mrcaw12 · 4/10 · 15 May 2009]

Well I won't waste anyone's time repeating the plot since it's been mentioned in most of the other reviews.

It's true that the best thing about this movie is some of the great location shots of the Niagra Falls area.

Other than that, this is a pretty lame movie.

I THINK if you thought of it as an afternoon school special, it might pass, I guess.

The vibe of this movie is sort of Disney trying to do the hip 60s thing throwing in Jacqueline Bisset.

It's really funny because every time the camera is on Bisset, the whole feel of the movie changes. It's like she's in another movie. She's so timeless in a way.

Unfortunately most of the movie's time is spent on the three "cute" teenage boyz who are straight out of Disney casting.

Imagine if you will, you took three surfer type dudes from all those Beach Blanket Bingo movies and made them the stars of the flick and threw in Jacqueline Bisset for good measure.

Honestly, I can't figure out WHAT Ms. Bisset was thinking by appearing in this movie.

For her part, she's just fine and seems very modern, while the three teen dudes are so stuck by in time it's scary.

I watched this movie because it was on TCM and the description of the movie sounded fun. Unfortunately, it's about as daring a movie as having butterscotch on your ice cream sundae as opposed to hot fudge!

Interesting late 60's coming-of-age film

[hypestyle · 6/10 · 21 June 2010]

In the late 1960s, American pop culture had only fleetingly embraced socially ticklish subjects such as young men .

Wes Stern is Kenny-- having lost his mother some years ago, he lives with his traveling salesman father, who apparently has been uprooting the family every couple of years. Dad is secretly seeing his secretary (a plot point that is never revisited after the first 15 minutes), and plans a business/pleasure trip to Chicago; school is out, so Dad decides to send Kenny to live with his grandmother in Buffalo, NY for the summer. Ken's best friends Mike (Ricky Kelman) and Tommy (Wink Roberts) will be heading to summer camp, so the trio say their goodbyes-- for the time being.

While in Buffalo, Kenny, apparently in a fit of boredom, writes back to his pals that he's having the time of his life, including alleged frequent visits to "Rosie's", a whorehouse somewhere in the vaguely exotic locale of nearby Toronto, Canada.

Weeks later, the aggressive Mike and the timid Tommy both show up in Buffalo, holed up at a nearby hotel. They want Kenny to take them on a trip to Rosie's, so that they can share in the fun.

Of course, Rosie's doesn't exist, so Ken clumsily leads his pals on a sightseeing trip in Toronto, where they encounter Jacqueline Bisset as 'Anna', the twenty-something woman that the boys meet at a Toronto go-go bar, and dimwittedly assume is a prostitute. Anna is having some kind of barely-alluded to problems, and seeks to cross the border-- but her British origins presumably will present a problem, so the boys offer to take them with her to Buffalo-- secretly assuming that she will offer some physical favors after the day is done. Eventually, the insecurities of all the young men are laid bare, and for at least one of them, their desires will be fulfilled.

Despite being tagged as a 'sex-comedy' there really isn't any sex at all until the climax. Ms. Bisset is comely as ever, though her seeming naievete at the young men's intentions is hard to believe; also tough to believe is the gullibility of Kenny's pals when he starts leading them on a wild goose chase.. But, it helps to move the plot along..

The film is predictably tame for its time period, far from the tawdry bawdiness of the Reagan-era "Porky's" films or even the slightly-more-clever 21st-century update in the "American Pie" films.

A Poor Man's "Summer of 42"

[aimless-46 · 2/10 · 17 January 2006]

"The First Time" is pretty much the same coming-of-age/lose-your-virginity story that was done much better two years later in "The Summer of 42".

The best that can be said for it is that they used good film stock. Other positives are a competent production crew, a nice performance from Sharon Acker (in a small role), good location shots of Niagara Falls, and a historically interesting group of street scenes from the late 1960's.

Otherwise it it pretty awful. Most of the blame can go to producer/writer Roger Smith for trying to foist this one off on the American public. Despite the lack of information on the database, I think it is the same Roger Smith who was (and still is) Ann-Margret's husband; he is also credited with "C.C. and Company" which he wrote for her.

"The First Time" is the standard coming-of-age idea, three young men are unsuccessful in locating a whorehouse in Niagara Falls but do manage to meet an older woman who they hope will introduce them to sex (Jacqueline Bisset has the Jennifer O'Neill role here). None of the three have much of a screen presence and they are too old to give the situation any of the charm it needs.

A good director could have infused even this lame script with some humor as the concept has a lot of comic potential. If you were one of the baby-boomer's who saw this at the time of its release you can at least enjoy it for nostalgia value.

Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

It should be required viewing for every young heterosexual male.

[Madtrain · 10/10 · 29 June 2000]

I saw this movie way back in the seventies when I was young and impressionable.To date and to my misfortune(and perpetual disappointment),the one and only time that I'v ever seen it.I remember of course the delicious Jaqueline Bissett cast as the"older woman"who's beautiful, sensual and tender character,graced the movie. The only other actor that I recall was of the curiously named Mr Wes Stern who played the leading male roll.I recall the movie had a nice feel to it.Basically the story revolves around three teenage guys who set out for the big city on a voyage of sexual discovery and through a delightful series of fumbles,faux pas and double entendres',the whole film unfolds nicely culminating in the bittersweet crossing from adolescent to manhood for one young man. In my humble opinion,it should be required viewing for every young adolescent heterosexual male.

Not a great time, but a fun film.

[mark.waltz · 5/10 · 15 January 2021]

When young Wes Stern is forced to leave his school and two best friends behind, literally shuffling off to Buffalo, he finds himself lost and bored in a new town. But not for long. He's soon joined by pal Rickey Kelman and Winky Roberts to head over a barrel to Niagra Falls (the Canadian side) to go to a bordello that Stern has claimed in his letters he's frequented. But after seeing all the major tourist traps, the visiting pals demand to be taken to Rosie's which turns out to be closed (much to Stern's delight), and they set out to find others. By chance they meet the classy Jacqueline Bisset whom they believe to be a bordello worker and agree to help her cross the border illegally with the hopes of going further.

It's not as perverted as it sounds because it's quite sweetly done and Stern is delightfully naive and kind. Bisset, absolutely gorgeous, is a real lady of mystery, and her character, obviously not whom they believe her to be, is suspicious of their motives at first but later comes to like them, especially Stern who seems embarrassed by the search for sex.

With that swinging 60's sound and nice shots of Niagra Falls and the tourist traps, this is a good coming of age film that shows that even though boys may be boys, not all of them are monsters even though the two other boys seem intent on getting what they want. But there's a lot of surprises along the way that show what these young men really are in spite of how they come off on the surface.

Bisset's grin when she gets the idea of what they want indicates that she's able to take care of herself yet flattered by their attention even if nothing is going to happen. Certainly dated as far as certain themes are concerned, you can tell that these boys are going to learn a lesson about how to treat a lady and to never make assumptions. The fact that when alone these boys find that they're unable to take advantage of her is written on their face and makes for a nice twist.

Great if you're drunk enough

[brassroses · 4 August 2003]

I saw this movie late one night and could not believe how god-awful it was. It seemed to be paid for by the Niagra Falls Tourist Board (take a drink every time Tommy mentions the "Maid of the Mist" tour) and played like Wally, the Beav and Eddie Haskell go to a whore house.

Plays like a G rated sex movie!

[preppy-3 · 4/10 · 8 May 2009]

Familiar story about three kids trying to get laid--there's Kenny (Wes Stern), Tommy (Wink Roberts) and Mike (Rick Kelman). They meet drop dead gorgeous Anna (a 21 year old Jacqueline Bisset) and think she's a hooker. Through a series of increasingly dumb events they all think of how to get her in bed. The ending is ridiculous and VERY predictable.

This film is pleasant and VERY innocuous--but that's the problem. This is (purportedly) a sex comedy. This film has no swearing, no nudity (except for a VERY brief flash), no nothing! It turns into a travelogue of Niagra Falls with a tepid script, bad acting, lousy music and the guys going on (and on AND ON) about sex in a very PG rated fashion. It's like reading an Archie comic book about sex! This gets a 4 for some truly lovely scenery and Bisset is absolutely stunning and gives the one good performance. How this ever got an R rating is beyond me. It's PG all the way.

Stiff: as in lifeless

[praxistens · 3/10 · 13 October 2006]

Saw this with my mom back when it was released: mom liked coming-of-age or these rite-of-passage flicks, & I'd been seeing Ms. Bisset's name in the papers lately (Bullitt).

Maybe back then I could imagine myself in these sticky situations, but this was on TV some time in the past year & barely tolerable. I guess most good movies have occasional deviations from their main point or plot, but this didn't, & the actors couldn't've been more stiff if they'd been embalmed. & Seems like Ms. Bisset's turned in the heart-of-gold hooker number more than once. She is a fox & a half, tho.

Don't remember what mom thought of this; but no matter, we did see more than enough "classics" (Last Summer, Alice Doesn't Live Here) to nullify the occasional turkey. This movie had to've been made under the delusion that Wes Stern was going to be the next Ben Gazzara or John Cassavetes: The First Time turned out to be more or less his last time. He was as ubiquitous as the county fair @Area 51.

Rancid. Fetid. Creepy. Boring.

[doug-709-434100 · 1/10 · 10 April 2010]

I cannot believe two things: First, that Jacqueline Bisset was in this steaming heap of goodness, and second, that ANYONE could possibly have found reason to leave a positive review. Let me try... and be positive by thinking about what this movie has going for it: 1. If you LOVE stock footage of Niagara Falls, you're in for a feast! 2. If homo-erotic undertones blow your hair back, get ready.

3. If you are looking for something to practice making your own MST3K soundtrack for, this is perfect.

4. Think the very CONCEPT of "acting" is entirely overemphasized and has no place in film - when what's really needed is carefully memorized dialog that announces every plot element with clarity and reinforces what you thought was going on from the pictures? You'll love this.

There. That wasn't so hard after all! I guess I was being too hard on this film. I'm going to give it an extra star based on all of the above.

Seemed more like an "Afterschool Special"

[pelliottpelliott · 3/10 · 24 August 2022]

This seemed like an After School Special that was trying too hard to have the feel and pacing of The Graduate. (Even the main character is a stoic Dustin Hoffman look-a-like) The movie probably would have been better as the tv show since it would have cut out 30+ minutes and commercials would have broken up the monotony.

I must say, I did like the sightseeing in Niagara Falls, (only because I have memories there), but even that went on too long.

more awkward than funny

[SnoopyStyle · 5/10 · 25 August 2022]

Mike, Kenny, and Tommy are horny teenage best friends. Kenny moves out of town to live with his grandparents in Buffalo. Mike and Tommy pay him a surprise visit after reading his letters full of lies especially about a Canadian bordello in Niagara Falls. He maintains the lie and the group crosses the border. They end up at a dance club where they meet Anna (Jacqueline Bisset) who needs help crossing the border.

This shows that losing your cherry has been a long Hollywood movie tradition. This one is much more awkward than funny. As for Bisset's character, I don't really buy it. She would never stay with these horny boys who are obviously hot for her. It's not like they have much money. That's where this does it wrong. If the boys are spending some money on her, she would be more likely to stay with them. It's quite a step down from her previous movie, Bullitt. Non of these boys are Steve McQueen. It's two years after The Graduate. This movie has non of any of that. It might be funnier if Anna is actually a hooker and the boys still can't get it. I think that would fix some of this movie.

The Movie That Made Jacqueline Bisset a Star

[EclecticCritic · 9/10 · 24 August 2022]

This is a surprisingly sweet, even wholesome movie about three young American men who are trying to get their rocks off north of the border in a Canadian bordello. It reminded me quite a bit of "The Summer of '42" in its tenderness and a little of "Losin' It" in its subject matter. It combined the best of both of those to create a thoroughly winning depiction of life as it was lived in 1969. The dialogue of the three friends is more realistic than what is heard in most movies, and the acting is spot on. If you are like me (and most of you are), you will feel an overwhelming desire to be friends with these regular guys. They each have their own insecurities (as we all do), which are manifested in very different ways. These insecurities make them even more endearing than they would otherwise be.

Of course, "The First Time" is best known as the film that made Jacqueline Bisset a star, in much the same way that "...And God Created Woman" had for Brigitte Bardot. Bisset had appeared in a number of earlier films, but this is the one that finally put her over the top, allowing the world to see that not only was she gorgeous and sexy (in that understated British way), but that she had the acting chops to carry a picture. She also displayed a warmth here that had not been as evident in those earlier flicks.

Bisset did not even appear in the first half of the movie, but from the moment the young men see her talking on the phone, the movie is hers. A scene in which she has just been told on the phone (a different phone and a different scene) by the married man with whom she has been having an affair that he can't continue to see her is heartbreaking in its poignancy. When she cried, I cried (and you will, too). Luckily, one of the young men, played wonderfully by Wes Stern, is there to make all her pain go away.

So...while this fine film is famous for making Jacqueline Bisset a star, it has much more going for it than that. If you have a chance to watch it, please do. You won't be disappointed. I guarantee it.

Unless you have nostalgia from seeing it at the time, best avoided

[james-290-374560 · 1/10 · 17 August 2021]

This was retitled You Don't Need Pyjamas At Rosie's. Rosie is my wife's name and she's had a poster of this on her wall for 20 years but had never seen the film. I managed to find a copy finally and we were excited to watch it.

Unfortunately it is very boring, with quite poor acting, unlikeable characters, and comes across as a tourist film for Niagara Falls. There isn't much plot, and a reveal at the end I thought was clear from the start.

Great nostalgia for those who were teens in 1969 but for everyone else, hard pass is recommended.

Wonderful Memories

[msoutherst · 8/10 · 22 March 2021]

I was an extra in this movie as an 11 year old child and re-watching the movie brought back fond memories of meeting some of the cast and crew. Jacqueline Bisset is simply captivating as a young actress.

Can't rate the movie haven't seen it

[shirleyvaill · 12 March 2008]

I haven't seen this movie but I was an extra in it. I worked for about two weeks on the film but it was rated R and I was only about 10 at the time I am trying to find a copy of it so that i may finally see it after all these years . If you know how I can get a copy please let me know . I think that it would be good for a laugh to look back and see it. I never did know the story line you guys have kind of informed me I only knew that the title was The Beginners Three and then I think changed to The First Time and I didn't know about these other titles. From the reviews it sounds quite mixed but it would be great to see it myself.

Thanks Shirley

Lame Loss of Virginity Plot

[hillari · 31 July 2001]

Wes Stern was a popular young actor at the time; why, I don't know. This starts out as a teen sex comedy, then gets serious at the end. Very slow. The male actors aren't interesting; only the female lead has some life to her, and that's not saying much. This could have been an interesting coming-of-age movie, but it failed.