Evan Rachel Wood is as fetching as a popsicle on a hot summer's day.

My only criticism is that I didn't see this back in 2005!
I had already fallen in love with Evan Rachel Wood back when I was 11 and obsessively watching thirteen another personal favorite movie!

The message of this film has only become MORE poignant. Sad but true! Being raised by one abusive parent and completely neglected by the other will AT BEST SCENARIO make your child a sociopath. Kimberly Joyce is the most tantalizing sociopath I've ever seen.

She's definitely what I'd call the anti-hero, her performance makes this movie POP. I don't want to say too much because of spoilers, but I'm sad this movie didn't do better. Not everyone can get into and appreciate dark comedies, but in my opinion this one is fire! Because it exposes many sad truthes about priorities in our society/country. And those uniforms are the cherry 🍒 on top.

imagine being the main character's friend & having to listen to her monologue for hrs on end about how she loves being white

why is it always “kirsten dunst is great in this” and never, “evan rachel wood should’ve been in this”

A film tackling every subject America doesn’t want to discuss at dinner parties: molestation, xenophobia, school shootings, the failings of their legal system and there’s a little pedophilia thrown in there, too. This is a very smart satire that’s constantly pitch black with its comedy and harbours very little hope for any of its targets. Practically no one is smart or likeable here which is refreshing; the film wants to make its points and not worry about whether its audience connects to a protagonist. It works. Think of it as a darker, slightly less good Election. The ending from a character standpoint makes no sense and goes against everything the film highlighted, but Evan Rachel Wood takes the whole film by the throat and makes that small blip excusable. It’s pretty great, a shame about that terrible poster.

Have been looking for this film for ages and stumbled upon it at the local mom and pop video store for $1. Deal. Was as great as I hoped.

"In some ways, I know how he feels. I mean, there's just so many stupid, annoying, worthless people on this planet that just, like, get in the way of what you want."
At one point in this fairly brilliant dramedy, I was thinking how Evan Rachel Wood's character reminded me of Cartman on South Park in a weird subtle way. Then there was a weird nod to that in the final scene. She was really good in this, James Woods (as her father) was fairly hilarious. This was a wild ride and really well done. Recommended!

What kind of dog only eats tuna fish???

... what ?

Give Evan Rachel the world

she’s a girlboss <3

I enjoyed the satire and found the script sharp and witty for the most part (sort of like a teen version of American Psycho perhaps) - but it did often veer into a territory where I couldn't see the satire, at all, and felt the screenwriter may have actually been far more racist/bigoted than he realises. Structurally I enjoyed the use of small flourishes that become explained later (usually via flashback). There were a few moments I found extremely funny - Ron Livinstone's girlfriend looking for the rest of the gift in the box as we realise as the audience what's going on, the enthusiastic lawyer building up to his idiotic dea and it failing miserably.

I would be interested to hear James Woods discussing his character, as he seemed to relate to it rather well.

The attempt for some emotional 'meaning' at the end was really ham-fisted and trite, it would have worked a lot better with a poker-face.

THIS MOVIE IS SO MISUNDERSTOOD!!!!!!!!!

Bizarre and I was really here for it

watched this bc liza told me it was “like if anna khachiyan wrote election but in 2004.” she was right and i loved it

Kimberly cray cray

a movie mean girl is only as good as her motive. this sadly fell together with To Die For when it comes to manipulative mean girls with a questionable motive

Underrated female manipulator movie

"In some ways, I know how he feels. I mean, there's just so many stupid, annoying, worthless people on this planet that just, like, get in the way of what you want."
At one point in this fairly brilliant dramedy, I was thinking how Evan Rachel Wood's character reminded me of Cartman on South Park in a weird subtle way. Then there was a weird nod to that in the final scene. She was really good in this, James Woods (as her father) was fairly hilarious. This was a wild ride and really well done. Recommended!

Dit was echt heel slecht. Komedie en drama is geen goede mix.