Sunday, July 09, 2006

Sixteen Candles (1984)

Synopsis: On her 16th birthday, girl seems to be experiencing a living hell. 

Appraisal: This film is an account of adolescence's troubles centering on the feminine perspective. The film adopts a light, comic approach, and has generally intelligent dialogue and many interesting characters and situations. Adolescence is one of the most fertile subjects for films, and this is probably one of the better films about that interesting period in human existence. The performances by the leading actress and the boy who plays her rejected suitor are very convincing; also, an excellent actress in the beginning of her career makes a funny small part as a girl using a neck orthopedic device. 

Rating: 63

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