The Crush
Two blog posts, two e-mails, and a whole lot of work. That is pretty much what my life is looking like right now, and since I feel like I have not slept enough yesterday, I begin with these blog posts which I’ve been meaning to write before Thanksgiving weekend. Thanksgiving was a disaster, and I vow to never celebrate anything else besides Christmas and birthdays unless it’s really necessary.
Currently I really like watching these movies which have practically nothing to do with my life, and I am strangely coming to appreciate these teenage cult movies like “Heather” or, well, this film. It’s really not a good movie, and for the majority of the film, I felt not at ease with the characterization of Darian. Turning a 14-year old into this terrifying monster, while the main character being practically innocent, feels a little strange. I am pretty convinced such crazy children do not exist, and that this is probably some very strange form of male fantasy, considering that said 14-year old monster comes in the form of Alicia Silverstone.
Nevertheless, the non-chemistry between Alicia Silverstone and Cary Elwes makes the film worthwhile, the former perhaps the most beautiful woman in this world, the latter surprisingly cute. Considering that the story was suspenseful but ultimately straightforward and a little bit pointless, the entire weight of the film is carried by the protagonists’ performance. Alicia Silverstone is amazingly sexy and scary, and Cary Elwes looks amazingly scared, so all is well. Ultimately, I think I practically watched the film just for her, because I love seeing my favorite actors’ early performances (Jean-Pierre Léaud!) and because in the particular case of Alicia Silverstone, she totally has not been given enough good roles. Perhaps Darian Forrester is even her greatest role for lack of others.
I saw this movie pretty randomly on a blog post which was mostly a musing on the word “crush”. The mentioning of an Alicia Silverstone film with that title sounded extremely intriguing, so here I am. Apart from that, however, there aren’t any particularly good reasons to see the film unless you have a sudden desire for something deliciously 90s and would like something else than a high school flick.