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07/03/01
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Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
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Reviews Counted:97
Fresh:61
Rotten:36
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: The story is not new, but the film gets credit for trying to move away from the genre's cliches. Kirsten Dunst and newcomer Jay Hernandez give believable performances.
Theatrical Release:Jun 29, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $16,162,786
Synopsis: CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL is not your typical teen romance. The film offers a grittier, more realistic take on the subject than most. It manages to be sweetly romantic without pandering to, or insulting, the... [More]
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez, Bruce Davison, Lucinda Jenney
Director: John Stockwell
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Reviews for Crazy/Beautiful
The makers of crazy/beautiful upend many of the cliches that are endemic to movies about teen angst and star-crossed lovers.
07/02/01
A sincere movie ... that doesn't pander to its teen-age target audience.
07/02/01
Sharp acting blunted in a by-the-numbers script.
06/30/01
A thoughtful film that’s sexy and exciting while also feeling painfully real.
06/29/01
While its intentions are patently good, the film is at times overwhelmed by hackneyed dramatic conveniences.
06/29/01
As anyone who's ever had to deal with someone seemingly bent on killing himself can testify, it's not fun, it's not romantic, and it's not easy.
06/29/01
Dunst, in her finest performance yet, has now transcended her fellow teen stars.
06/29/01
Top CriticWhat the film lacks in subtleties it makes up for in its message.
06/29/01
Overall, the film is obviously nothing new or particularly noteworthy as it treads over grounds that are more than familiar.
06/29/01
This film effectively explores what it means to truly understand another human being.
06/29/01
Never panders or preaches, never turns perky or shallow.
06/29/01
The movie plays like an MTV-produced 'After School Special,' its effectiveness watered down by the unwritten rules of obtaining a commercially viable PG-13 rating.
06/29/01
A sexy and serious drama that dispenses with the shock-and-raunch antics of typical teen fare, instead trying to give us real characters navigating through a diverse world.
06/29/01
This is the sort of film that will have you looking at your watch roughly as soon as the opening credits end.
06/29/01
The movie is so predictable, it's not surprising that the script is credited to first-timers Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, and the direction to John Stockwell, a former acting peer to Tom Cruise.
06/29/01
Top CriticSure, the Romeo-and-Juliet thing has been done before, but director John Stockwell pulls it off with his two promising leads.
06/29/01
Even when the movie is bad -- which it is in its abrupt, mismanaged, final-act attempt to cram in moments of forgiveness and clarity -- it's addictively so.
06/29/01
Top CriticThe three main characters are much too alive to be merely object lessons, and that makes the film special.
06/29/01
The formula works.
06/29/01
Latest News for Crazy/Beautiful
November 30, 2006:
Box Office Guru Preview: "Nativity" Leads Trio of New Releases
The post-turkey blues will kick in as the North American box office should slump this weekend following a busy Thanksgiving holiday frame. More...
June 05, 2001:
Expect some steamy romantic scenes, even though Disney, releasing the film under its Touchstone banner, required that Stockwell deliver a PG-13. 
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June 05, 2001:
Dunst has already played everything from a vampire to a suicide, but director Stockwell says we’ll see a steamier side of her here: 'A lot of her fans are going to be thrown.'
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