Boys And Girls
>From all the publicity and promotions for this movie you'd think it was going to be this year's "American Pie" but just because it has Jason Biggs in it doesn't make it so. This is far from the zany, outrageous comedy you think it's going to be, it's more of "When Harry Met Sally" at the teenage level.
Freddie Prinze Jr. and Claire Forlani star as two friends who met each other as children, bump into each other in high school and bump into each other A LOT in college. They spend a lot of quality time together and have great chemistry for a couple who are just friends (think "Will & Grace" without the gayness). The film plays like a senior thesis on relationships and a lot of time is spent dissecting basic human attraction.
At times the movie goes overboard and becomes really sappy (especially at the end), but it's a teenage romantic comedy so there's not many big surprises here. A good date movie but needs more laughs.
GRADE: B-
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