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Falling Like This [VHS]

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It is rare that a movie like "Falling Like This" is made as it is a realistic story about teenage romance and its affect on the whole family. Based on a true story, Katie falls in love with Boyd, a habitual offender who is also so cute and appealing that we all forget what a trouble-maker he is. As Katie is drawn further into Boyd's life, she skips school and fights with her parents and finally goes on an escapade stealing purses. It is a bittersweet time as Katie finally realizes that she has to save herself and move on with her own life.
Filmmaker Dani Minnick has assembled a great cast, including Patricia Clarkson, Elizabeth Ruscio and John Diehl as the parents and each of the actors embody people we cannot forget. Alessandro Zezza's cinematography is artful and the editing slips us in and out of scenes in a mesmerizing way. Not to be missed!

This film has fine acting and is well crafted. It captures a wonderful immediacy of the characters and has a compelling visual style. A director worth watching in the future.

This is the best film in years about how it is when an everyday girl falls in love with a guy who happens to be adorable and also a delinquent on his way to jail. It's not about what happens, it's about living their lives, no phoney stuff, just the way it was. The performances are ... performances? When you're into it, it's happening. Most movies, you know it's a movie and after the bling bling, who cares? This one, you care.

I love this film.

Falling Like This showcases compelling performances by two young actors, Brian Vaughan and Megan Wilson, and well as a typically polished turn by the luminous Patricia Clarkson. Writer/Director Dani Minnick has crafted a compassionate examination of the ragged edge of suburban life as characterized by Boyd, a charming, vulnerable and inveterate juvenile delinquent whose love nearly derails the life of a free-spirited, middle-class teenage girl. The underlying themes of adolescent rebellion, adult responsibility and the seductive power of love are woven elegantly in this dream-like film.

This was an amazing movie with some extremly talented actors! This movie makes me think back to all the troubled relationships I had in high school. I wish I could find more movie with Brian Vaughan in them because he was awesome in this movie!!!

This movie reminds me of my teenage years almost exactly,it is one of the best films.It is a film you will want to buy and keep. I saw Brian Vaughn on the film Almost Famous for a split second,he was driving a VW van.He has not done much since but all his fans await.He doesn't even have a fan website or a MySpace account,I think he needs a new agent or something.
So whats next for this next young talent we will have to wait and see!

All I can say is, that this film is one of the best indie films I've seen so far. Who would have thought that a love story between a couple of kids could be so romantic and heartwarming? I think that anyone who experienced a first love at such a young age, will find some way to relate.

With echoes of BADLANDS and BONNIE AND CLYDE, this film is so immediate that its plotting is a challenge. The commentary and other extra material help immensely.

The onscreen presence of Brian Vaughan (IV) is astonishing--reminiscent of James Dean and the earliest films of Warren Beatty.

But seven years have passed since FLT was made! Where is Brian Vaughan's dazzling film career!??!

I really liked this film. The way "Boyd" looked at "Katie" was amazing. When she wasn't looking at him, he was looking at her with this look that just made it seem like he was thinking "Wow she is so beautiful." Vaughan and Wilson put on great performances. The story was sad but touching. I liked it so much that I want to go out and buy it on DVD!

This movie caught me by surprise as one of the best movies i've seen in a long time. I am obsessed. I keep telling everyone i know that they must watch it. The best thing about it is that it seems real. Not like a lot of movies where the dialog just seems too fake.