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Cusack and Skye's relationship develops nicely and believably, but Crowe has not written an entirely convincing character for the latter to play.
At last, a teenage love story with real characters instead of cliches, poses, and attitudes.
The film is all charming performances and grace notes, but there are plenty of worse things to be.
The cast is irresistibly charming, down to the bit parts by Lili Taylor and Amy Brooks as Lloyd's best friends.
Smart, well-developed characters, believable situations, and a solid emotional investment for us in the film's people and circumstances
A movie like this is possible because its maker believes in the young characters, and in doing the right thing, and in staying true to oneself.
This is an iconic role for John Cusack and easily one of the movies that made him such a respectable actor today.
A gem of a coming-of-age story.
He gave her his heart, she gave him a pen, and Say Anything still gives off a sweet, enveloping glow.
Say Anything was a singularly three-dimensional teen romance after a decade of broad gags and breakfast-club stereotypes in John Hughesland.
One of the very best teen movies.
Rewarding if slightly off-beat, and genuinely funny.
John Cusack has unwittingly become Generation X's romantic screen icon.
An unforgettable romance about a modern-day knight in shining trenchcoat who will do anything to win the girl of his dreams.
Great dialogue, dead-on performances from all three leads, Cusack, Skye and Mahoney, a nice romance, cool soundtrack and some funny lines.
he love story is as old-fashioned as the jokes are old hat, but Crowe's amusing script and unforced direction allow the actors to develop reasonably authentic characters from stereotypical roles.
Even as a cynical, anti-romantic teen, I loved this movie.
Cameron Crowe crafts one of his best films around the end-of-high-school ennui and the uncertainties that come with that time in your life, but Say Anything... is aging faster than you might think, despite its many classic lines and moments.
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