The Worst Film Ever

Highly Overrated But Still Good

As Good As It Gets

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

A bit silly in parts with much of the acting and drama turned up to an excessive frequency. The style of this flick is quite cool, but then is belied by the unstylish plot and dialogue where the motivations of most actors just don't match up with their actions. One problem was a lack of gravitas given to events - out of place music and lengthy shots of no consequence. However the major problem for me was the main villain and protagonist played by Vincent Ventresca. This was a guy who was presented as gangster, powerful, and the head of a record company - yet his entire livelihood depends on a new mall? Seriously, a mall? Why is he interested in malls, where is the money for building the mall coming from, surely even if the mall is approved it will take years to get any return on investment etc etc. So the main plot device is nonsensical and the rest does little to make up for it. Perhaps if this were a blue movie all of the above may make some sense.

I would rate this film highly although you could give up watching very early on dismissing the whole film as a lightweight teen movie. There are rewards for continuing to watch, even a television version with carelessly inserted adverts for "hot babes on your mobile phone" after midnight on Prime in Australia.There are some very sinister themes and perhaps the point of the movie is to give the viewer a sense of moral repulsion for the way money gets results.In some ways it is reminiscent of Wall Street where Sheen crosses moral boundaries to please Douglas who becomes his great provider after he impresses the about to walk away with disinterest businessman.Even the studio apartment is a bit of a Wall Street touch as Giovinazzo as Paul Cleveland does favors for Ventresca's character Marshal and becomes obsessed with pleasing him.The Wall Street similarities continue as the young couple show their ability to perform non complex scams and move up to more sinister and corrupting deeds to get Marshal's Entertainment Complex "approved." The "persuasion" of the two singers is a very nasty moment and repulsed me so it was effective in my case.The ridicule of the poor shop owner merely draws out the anger of the viewer and Monet Mazur's character Georgia with the stalwart shopkeeper remain the only characters with their integrity at the end of the film.An extraordinary scene where Georgia's father refers to her as daddy's little girl seems to defy the general trend of the film, perhaps this is to give the character more strength and even enhance her status as a heroine.

Too bad there is such pain in this movie as Carmine's smile makes it worth the watch. Many will relate to the pain of a troubled childhood as they watch two young people fall prey to an "easy way out". I enjoyed the film but it had a sad ending.

Well, The stars were good, however they were trapped in what appears to be "revenge of the amateurs"... I'm a fan of B-movies, but this was just too bad, poor direction, coupled with a flat story, just makes one of the worst homemade movies you'd ever see... save yourself!!!