According to Greta... I'm surprised. I came into this movie expecting it to be some MTVish, the kids are alright type thing and it was for the first half hour. However as the movie progresses and the deeper you get into Greta's background, as well as the background of the other characters in the film, the more you get pulled in. Hilary Duff, eeeeehhhhh... I definitely can say she was better then I thought she would be and she did not play the typical Duffy type character that you would expect. I enjoyed that Greta somewhat carried the narrative of the film which helped me get to know her character better and the soundtrack was perfect. The star of the film to me was Evan Ross as the turned around juvenile delinquent and Greta's boyfriend. I guess I've always been a sucker for the bad boy that's gone good. The film touches on a lot of subjects that one could identify with; abandonment, suicide, growing up and learning to evolve in a world where you feel that you don't belong. Basically Greta has been shipped of to stay with her Grandparents (played perfectly by Michael Murphy and Ellen Burstyn) in a small, sleepy town on the Jersey Shore (and no, there are no overly pumped up GTLers to be seen). Greta, bitter and somewhat suicidal that her Mom always chooses her current husband over her, uses all the powers a bratty 17 year old has to offer to disengage herself from her family and the town. When she meets Julie, a line-cook who is trying to change his bad-boy ways, she feels herself being torn in two different directions and whether she chooses to commit suicide or to stay on this earth and learn to enjoy herself and life is for you to learn while watching the film. The ending leaves one to imagine what happens after the cameras go away and the DVD/Blu-Ray offers an alternate ending as well!
I know most people who come across this movie will just pass it by, but give it a chance... it actually is a touching and interesting little film.
Interesting Links
According To Greta Trailer
Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
Anchor Bay Canada - According to Greta
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