Rating: PG-13
Movie Release Date: December 11, 2009
DVD Release Date: January 19, 2010
Plot 411: A rebellious teen girl gets shipped off to her grandparents' house for the summer.
Review: Hilary Duff stars as Greta, a highly rebellious teen who sports an enormous attitude. She is sent by her mother to live with her grandparents (Ellen Burstyn and Michael Murphy) in New Jersey, a jail sentence Greta thinks she will never survive. Greta continues to walk around with all her emotional and psychological baggage, which affects everyone around her. She gets a job at a local restaurant where she meets Julie (Evan Ross), who gives her a different perspective about life. I've gotta admit that this is my favorite Hilary Duff movie ever. It's a turn to something more mature and a step away from her previous teen rom com fluff. While this movie is still about young people and essentially a coming-of-age story, it is leaps and bounds ahead of the other stuff she's made. There's an actual sense of character (and a realistic one at that) that is deeper than surface level. Greta is a product of many bad situations in such a short life that I'm positive audiences will be able to relate to her angst.
Watch It: As it captures both sides of the coin and you'll either be able to relate to the teenage rebel or the frustrated adults.
Skip It: Because there is no prince who sweeps her off her feet and saves the day.
Movie Release Date: December 11, 2009
DVD Release Date: January 19, 2010
Plot 411: A rebellious teen girl gets shipped off to her grandparents' house for the summer.
Review: Hilary Duff stars as Greta, a highly rebellious teen who sports an enormous attitude. She is sent by her mother to live with her grandparents (Ellen Burstyn and Michael Murphy) in New Jersey, a jail sentence Greta thinks she will never survive. Greta continues to walk around with all her emotional and psychological baggage, which affects everyone around her. She gets a job at a local restaurant where she meets Julie (Evan Ross), who gives her a different perspective about life. I've gotta admit that this is my favorite Hilary Duff movie ever. It's a turn to something more mature and a step away from her previous teen rom com fluff. While this movie is still about young people and essentially a coming-of-age story, it is leaps and bounds ahead of the other stuff she's made. There's an actual sense of character (and a realistic one at that) that is deeper than surface level. Greta is a product of many bad situations in such a short life that I'm positive audiences will be able to relate to her angst.
Watch It: As it captures both sides of the coin and you'll either be able to relate to the teenage rebel or the frustrated adults.
Skip It: Because there is no prince who sweeps her off her feet and saves the day.
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