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When Lelaina Pierce and her friends graduate they have expectations about how their lives will progress; inevitably they don't go according to plan. Lelaina is working for an obnoxious morning TV presenter
at least she is until she makes him look a fool and gets fired. She is living with her friend Vickie and they are joined by their friend Troy after he is sacked from his job at a magazine stall. Troy clearly has feeling for her but can't express them; instead he acts like a jerk. Lelaina is making a documentary about her friends and new boyfriend Mike, who works for an MTVesque TV station, offers to get it aired
unfortunately the way they edit it isn't anything like she intended.I recall enjoying this when I first watched it but watching again I found it somewhat less enjoyable; the characters aren't particularly sympathetic. This is particularly true of Troy. I think we were meant to want him to end up with Lelaina but I couldn't help thinking that just about anybody, or nobody, would have been better than this obnoxious bully
even Mike and he was played by Ben Stiller who we were meant to dislike! I think the cast did a good job; even if I didn't like the characters I did believe in them. Winona Ryder impressed as Lelaina and even though I didn't like Troy, Ethan Hawke did a solid in the role. Overall this isn't a bad film but it was a bit disappointing as it wasn't as good as I remembered.One last thought; isn't it depressing that when this generation were at school they were 'The Breakfast Club' but once they graduate they become this bunch?!
zoroastre
-- SPOILER -- When Lelaine comes back angry and disappointed from the "premier" of her show and Troy declares his love and they have sex, I had an uneasy feeling, the scene is presented as romantic with romantic lighting, romantic guitar, etc. (and I bet many people probably taught "how sweet"), but basically this is a scene where a person in a momentary state of weakness is emotionally pushed to do something.Now I don't say this scene depicts a full fledge SA, neither that the Troy character is "bad" (you don't have to have "bad" intentions to do regrettable things), nor that this kind of situation is not realistic (cause it is)... what bothered me the most I think was the choice of music, it should probably have been more dissonant, not some mellow mushy guitar.am I the only one ill-at-ease with this scene? Sorry for any misspell, English is my second language.
FilmCrushU
Watching cable today, I caught the last 30 mins of Reality Bites starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke and Janene Garolfo. Is it me?? Does the entire scene were Michael returns to offer Lelaina some work & Troy makes it OBVIOUS he & Lel is INVOLVED remind U of Prince's film PURPLE RAIN ??? Especially when Troy jumps on stage & begin to expose their sexual exploits causing Lelaina to FLEE from the venue! Remember Prince singing "Darling Nikki" & Appolonia running out of the club?!! This whole scene was literally SNATCHED from Purple Rain. Stiller & Childress ... DO U HAVE NO SHAME ? In their defense, this film certainly lives up to its title! Incidentally . . . the outside camera shot of the venue looks a lot like the music club from Purple Rain too. SMH.
David_Brown
This is a film that does not deserve even one star, and although I listed it as such, it really gets zero from me. Simply put, it is the worst film of the 90s. The acting, particularly Hawke and Garafalo, stands out as being lame (Not that I cared about even one character in this film (Which even makes it worse than "Hot Tub Time Machine", who had at least one redeemable character)), and sad to say, the actors operated with a script that no one could possibly salvage. However, what is the worst is how the word "Comedy" pops up in the description of this film. There is not one scene in this film that can be classified as giggle worthy (Let alone funny). It certainly is one of the worst films I have ever saw in my life. The film is brutal, and should be avoided at all costs.
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