This is not a very good movie, in my humble opinion, though it desperately tries to be. The acting is mostly fair and the script is only average. It has some memorable scenes but to call the movie "real" would be pushing it. However, it has put small-town life on the map when it comes to teenagers, which feels somewhat fresh and interesting.
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2 Reviews
Show Me Love
(1998)
not a good movie, fair acting and average script, unusual theme that is interesting
2 December 1998
Miss Firecracker
(1989)
Hunter shines in all but forgotten gem
1 December 1998
Warning: Spoilers
This film blew me away. It is a gripping tale about a young woman( Hunter) entering a beauty contest without having the looks for it, but enough energy to put all that aside and go for it anyway. Something in her past makes her very determined to try to win the contest. Supporting her efforts are a group of very odd people, among them Glenn, Robbins and Steenburgen, who seem to not want to let on to Hunter that they don't expect her to succeed when she starts out but when they see her on the stage they all, almost anyway, cheer her and become very upset when she ends up fifth runner up. The film is an adapted play and it shows in the limited settings and in some of the dialogue, but overall it is a fine movie. Very warm and entertaining. It is a forgotten gem of a movie in which Hunter shines like a diamond.
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