Name: Boys and Girls (2000)
IMDb: link to Boys and Girls page
Genres: Romantic Comedy. Country of origin: USA.
Cast: Freddie Prinze as Ryan Walker, Claire Forlani as Jennifer Burrows, Jason Biggs as Hunter/Steve, Amanda Detmer as Amy.
Directed by: Robert Iscove. Written by: Andrew Lowery and Andrew Miller
The Three Acts
The initial tableau:
Ryan and Claire meet on a plane around age 12, then in high school, then again and again in college, at first by happenstance, then by design as they slowly become friends.
Delineation of conflicts:
The Biggs character is always at war with himself, setting up his own failures and confusing his friends.
Ryan and Jennifer are attracted to each other, but cannot admit it. After they sleep together, they break up.
Resolution:
The rest of the film is about Ryan and Jennifer getting back together, or not.
One line summary: Should friendship stage to romance?
Statistics:
Cinematography: 8/10 Good, but not exceptional.
Sound: 8/10 Good, but not exceptional.
Acting: 5/10 Freddie Prinze and Claire Forlani are not nearly as good as Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally. The supporting cast is not as strong. Jason Biggs is particularly weak.
Screenplay: 4/10 This is about 15 minutes of plot spread over 94 minutes. All the Jason Biggs scenes could be omitted without loss. Not as good as When Harry Met Sally, moved up from 1989 to 2000, with the screenplay dumbed down.
Final Rating: 6/10
IMDb: link to Boys and Girls page
Genres: Romantic Comedy. Country of origin: USA.
Cast: Freddie Prinze as Ryan Walker, Claire Forlani as Jennifer Burrows, Jason Biggs as Hunter/Steve, Amanda Detmer as Amy.
Directed by: Robert Iscove. Written by: Andrew Lowery and Andrew Miller
The Three Acts
The initial tableau:
Ryan and Claire meet on a plane around age 12, then in high school, then again and again in college, at first by happenstance, then by design as they slowly become friends.
Delineation of conflicts:
The Biggs character is always at war with himself, setting up his own failures and confusing his friends.
Ryan and Jennifer are attracted to each other, but cannot admit it. After they sleep together, they break up.
Resolution:
The rest of the film is about Ryan and Jennifer getting back together, or not.
One line summary: Should friendship stage to romance?
Statistics:
Cinematography: 8/10 Good, but not exceptional.
Sound: 8/10 Good, but not exceptional.
Acting: 5/10 Freddie Prinze and Claire Forlani are not nearly as good as Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally. The supporting cast is not as strong. Jason Biggs is particularly weak.
Screenplay: 4/10 This is about 15 minutes of plot spread over 94 minutes. All the Jason Biggs scenes could be omitted without loss. Not as good as When Harry Met Sally, moved up from 1989 to 2000, with the screenplay dumbed down.
Final Rating: 6/10
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