Down to You (2000)

A young man wins and loses the first serious love of his life.

Director:

Kris Isacsson

Writer:

Kris Isacsson

Stars:

Freddie Prinze Jr., Julia Stiles, Selma Blair

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Al Connelly
Julia Stiles	...	Imogen
Selma Blair	...	Cyrus
Shawn Hatosy	...	Eddie Hicks
Zak Orth	...	Monk Jablonski
Ashton Kutcher	...	Jim Morrison
Rosario Dawson	...	Lana
Henry Winkler	...	Chef Ray
Lucie Arnaz	...	Judy Connelly
Lauren German	...	Lovestruck Woman
Zay Harding	...	Lovestruck Man
Amanda Barfield	...	Faith Keenan
Chloe Hunter	...	Megan Brodski
Granger Green	...	Haley Heller
Jed Rhein	...	Gabe Stiano

Storyline

This light-hearted romantic comedy centers tells of love sought, found, lost, and found again, revolving around the lives of two college students in New York City. Sophomore Al Connelly meets the girl of his dreams, freshman Imogen, and true love abounds. The two engage on a whirlwind courtship--they pick a song, eat a cake together, even make love. But Imogen's fear of lost youth causes her to push away from Al, and they go their separate ways. Al attempts to rebound from the relationship, determined to forget Imogen, and he goes to desperate measures to do so. The story is told from the points of view of both Al and Imogen.

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Plot Keywords:

love | new york city | college | depression | chef | 

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Taglines:

A new comedy about giving first love a second chance.

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Genres:

Romance | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, language, drug and alcohol use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

21 January 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

La fille de mes rêves

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£333,722 (UK) (19 May 2000)

Gross:

£632,928 (UK) (26 May 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Open City Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Al: Where am I going to sleep?
Monk Jablonski: With that freshman.

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Connections

Features Corazón salvaje (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Don't Go There"
Written and Performed by Arcenius Bryant and John Schnall
Published by Mandisa Publishing (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Entertaining romantic comedy, but is doesn't stick!

"Down to You" was slammed by critics when it was released, claiming it to be unoriginal, unfunny and really a waste of time. Pay no attention to them. It is rare for romantic comedies to be entirely original [they are after all dealing with love], but Down to You does have it's moments differing it from most of the recently released teen comedies [to which it has constantly been compared].

Through narration by both protagonists the audience is able to see the development of both characters in the long-term and how they ultimately react to each other. Freddie Prinze Jr and Julia Stiles were perfectly cast and behaved as mature young adults for the majority of the film [sparing the audience from cliched teen talk]. They leave the zaniness to their co-stars, which was a good move. The film is more of a "love story" then most recent teen flicks dealing mainly with "physical attraction" or "opposites attract".

One problem with Down to You however is it's not presented well enough to keep the audience interested. Perhaps in the hands of a more capable director this would be achieved, as I got a bit bored with a few of the scenes and some jokes really fall flat. Because of this, it's not as memorable as other teen flicks such as "10 Things" or "Scream", even.. as it's pacing is quite slow. It's saving grace is the cast. Henry Winkler gives a comic performance as Prinze's celebrity-chef father and Zak Orth plays Prinze's "friend turned porn- star-friend" with gutso. Selma Blair gave a sultry performance but lacked development making her nothing more than "the porn star girl".

Compared to the other three major teen romance flicks of the year (Loser, Whatever it Takes, Boys and Girls) Down to You is indeed one of the finest. It just needed more "oomph" to make it more memorable.

7/10