Overrated and overhyped

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Michael Ryan receives an anonymous letter from someone claiming to be his secret admirer. He has a huge crush on Deborah Fimple and hopes she is his secret admirer. After Deborah gives him the cold shoulder, Michael decides to write a secret admirer letter himself, and asks Toni to give them to Deborah. When Toni finds out how awful Michael's writing is, she writes the letters herself, and acts like they are from Michael. Deborah gets smitten with Michael because of the letters, but Michael grows bored of Deborah's selfishness. Meanwhile, Michael & Debbie's parents get a hold of the letter, and chaos ensues with them. When Michael finds out who truly wrote the letter, he realizes he may have what he's always wanted right there in front of him. Man. I love the 80's! Things were so simple and entertaining back then. I'm not saying that everything that came out of the 80's was gold. It had a fair share of turds as well, but the 80's were the golden age as far as movies are concerned. This rom-com isn't anything that will turn anyone's world upside down, but it sure is enjoyable. This movie is blatantly predictable from the outset. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know how this movie is going to end. I knew how this movie was going to end, 15 minutes in. It is also easy to guess who the secret admirer is, even before they reveal who it is. I don't understand how it could take Michael the whole movie to realize who is secret admirer is. It gives you the typical "I love you, but you don't love me" , storyline. It is formulaic in the extreme, but the journey was fun to watch, despite all of the predictability. Let's face it. We've all had a crush on someone we thought would never have the same feelings. This movie explores that scenario in a very cute way. One thing that makes this a cut above the rest of this genre is the creativity manages to make you forget about how obvious it is. They went all out to put our hero, C. Thomas Howell in all kinds of wacky situations. C. Thomas Howell is a lot of fun as Michael. This guy represents everything I loved about the 80's. Charismatic, fun, talented, and above all else, he had presence. I never understood why his career stalled so much in the 90's. He is much better than all of the STD crap he does these days. Somebody give this guy a decent role! he deserves it. Lori Loughlin is an absolute sweetie. She is breathtaking to look at, and a girl a man dreams about getting. Kelly Preston is solid as the prissy b***tch. She's quite the looker herself. Corey Haim is amusing as a money stealing thief. I'll say this. I think Kelly Preston is beautiful, but when it comes to Lori Loughlin? She doesn't compare. I'd pick Lori all the way in a heartbeat. The ending is like a lot of endings in romantic comedies. Contrived in a big way, but absolutely a blast to watch. I certainly won't denounce it for being unimaginative. They ended it in a really neat way. Final Thoughts: Yes, it's highly predictable and obvious. Yes, it is contrived and unrealistic at points, but I don't care. It was an entertaining movie. It has a lively cast, plenty of laughs, and plenty of smiles for all of you romantics. I'm a guy, but i'm a pretty romantic person. If you manage to seek it out cheap, it is worth picking up6.8/10

Young man (C. Thomas Howell) gets an unsigned love letter on the last day of school. He thinks it is from the most popular girl in school (Kelly Preston) and sets about trying to win her over. At the same time however, the letter is getting passed along and mixed up with other people who mistakingly think it is addressed to them. One of the best films of the genre is a charming, sweet and romantic teen comedy that features an adorable score, a great cast that is used perfectly (especially Lori Loughlin as Howell's best friend and Fred Ward as Preston's dad) and a good ending. Plenty of laughs and suspense along the way also!Rated R; Sexual Situations, Nudity, Mild Violence and Profanity.

I seen this movie on 1 st January 2002, thats painful because it means I'll have to wait the rest of the year before I can wait for it to come back on so i can tape it. The movie is great, the acting is generally good and the nostalgia theme is excellent showing lots of 80's all the way through. I "really liked it!" (heh heh) because of the music as well, Van Stephenson was such a good singer (R.I.P) and the selection of songs compliments the feel of the movie. Although some people dismiss it as "shallow Californian crap", it has a great message at the end that shows love only goes halfway, you've got to be met somewhere else along the line. C Thomas Howell was great and Scott McGuinis played Steve very well.

A teenagers secret admirer note is falls into the hands of several people and of course each assumes it is directed to them written by their crush.. a lame comedy that degenerates quickly into predictable nonsense.On a scale of one to ten..3