Amazon.com video review:
A romantic comedy set against the background of the Seattle
grunge scene of the late '80s and early '90s, Singles contains
music and/or cameo
appearances by the music groups who defined the movement, including
Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees,
Mother Love Bone, and others. (For a definitive documentary treatment
of the same pop-music phenomenon, see Hype!) The plot is
really a series of interconnected stories about various Seattle
singles--some of who are part of a couple, at least temporarily. Matt
Dillon plays a longhaired rocker whose girlfriend (Bridget Fonda) is
considering breast enlargement surgery. As Steve and Linda, Campbell
Scott and Kyra Sedgwick are going through the awkward stages of a
relationship--that point when quirky little traits that may have
seemed attractive initially can evolve into major annoyances. It's a
funny, sweet, enjoyable picture that captures some of the flavor of
the Northwest, where writer-director Cameron Crowe relocated after
marrying Seattle native Nancy Wilson of Heart. (The Wilson sisters
also appear on the soundtrack as members of The Lovemongers.)
Ten years before the release of Singles in 1992, Crowe was the
"boy wonder" reporter for Rolling Stone magazine who went back
to high school in order to research and write what became Fast Times at
Ridgemont
High. His other work includes Jerry Maguire
(1996) and Say
Anything (1989). --Jim Emerson
Amazon.com video review:
A romantic comedy set against the background of the Seattle
grunge scene of the late '80s and early '90s, Singles contains
music and/or cameo
appearances by the music groups who defined the movement, including
Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees,
Mother Love Bone, and others. (For a definitive documentary treatment
of the same pop-music phenomenon, see Hype!) The plot is
really a series of interconnected stories about various Seattle
singles--some of who are part of a couple, at least temporarily. Matt
Dillon plays a longhaired rocker whose girlfriend (Bridget Fonda) is
considering breast enlargement surgery. As Steve and Linda, Campbell
Scott and Kyra Sedgwick are going through the awkward stages of a
relationship--that point when quirky little traits that may have
seemed attractive initially can evolve into major annoyances. It's a
funny, sweet, enjoyable picture that captures some of the flavor of
the Northwest, where writer-director Cameron Crowe relocated after
marrying Seattle native Nancy Wilson of Heart. (The Wilson sisters
also appear on the soundtrack as members of The Lovemongers.)
Ten years before the release of Singles in 1992, Crowe was the
"boy wonder" reporter for Rolling Stone magazine who went back
to high school in order to research and write what became Fast Times at Ridgemont
High. His other work includes Jerry Maguire
(1996) and Say
Anything (1989). --Jim Emerson
