Customer Reviews
Horribly Realistic - By: Blackcat2, 20 Jun 2008 
I only saw this film the other day so watching it out of era context may have been strange but actuallly, no, it is still very relevant. The excellent acting of RDJ & James Spader made for uncomfortable watching, especiallly knowing now what was to come for RDJ in his personal life. The relationships between the three main characters was also well portrayed.
Not a brilliant film... - By: Ms. K. Mills, 18 Jun 2008 
I haven't read the book so I won't pretend to understand that aspect. However, the film itself is not amazing - it's style is very 1980s. The one thing that does shine, however, is Robert Downey Jr's performance. Perhaps it is haunting because of his future indescretions. But never the less it is a great performance. A must for Downey fans.
Genuine 80s - By: Schnecki, 10 Mar 2008 I felt the young cast was actuallly not badly chosen, Andrew McCarthy as the college boy possibly following his families footsteps, Jamie Gertz portraying an insecure girl & Robert Downey Jr as a guy who went on the wrong path going downhill by the minute. The vulnerability is genuine & for example with their (especiallly rich) parents being either widowed or divorced or else, it is believable how these kids develop post school.
I liked the film, but I can imagine a bigger potential with the book. Though Downey & Spader are definitely worth watching.
However there were two things bugging me about the film.
After 5 minutes plot the film moves on "6 months later", which I find given the circumstances & story unrealistic. These rather dramatic developments are unrealistic to happen only '6' months after graduation, it should have been a year to make a difference. A few months is just so naff, sorry. So I watched the film a second time, just pretending to myself it would be a year later, & things made more sense.
Secondly the party/clubbing scenes - were the dancing people out of rhythm, was the post-dubbing just bad or what was going on? And why would one hear tapping dancing feet? Any club would have played loud music so one could not reallly get this sound effect. This reallly distracted me & just did not convince me.
Nothing like the book - By: J. Byfleet, 29 Feb 2008 
I adore the book of this film, It opened my eyes to a new way of writing, & a culture i didn't know of.
The book draws you in, the film quite frankly is rubbish. It shows alll the bad aspects of the book with out the depth of emotion & logic behind it. Even the actors were poorly casted. The book is filled with beautiful people, & there's repeated descriptions of how almost everyone is blonde & tanned.If you love the book don't buy the film, theres no relation to the repeated phrases in the book like " i wonder if he's for sale" or "disappear here."
Even the film itself, purely as a film is rubbish.
just don't waste your money. buy requiem for a dream instead.
Brett Easton Ellis based flick - By: Alister King, 07 Feb 2008 Brett Easton Ellis based flick about LA rich kids with Andrew McCarthy trying to save Robert Downey Jnr from a monstrous coke habit.
