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Director:
Writer:
Kris Isacsson (written by)
Release Date:
21 January 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
A new comedy about giving first love a second chance.
Plot:
A young man wins and loses the first serious love of his life. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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3 nominations
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(9 articles)
Julia Stiles: Homeless are 'liberated from the conventions of fashion.' What!?
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 25 August 2009, 3:00 PM, PDT)
Movie Reviews: Head Over Heels
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 February 2001)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 25 August 2009, 3:00 PM, PDT)
Movie Reviews: Head Over Heels
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 February 2001)
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Entertaining romantic comedy, but is doesn't stick!
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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 |
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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, language, drug and alcohol use.
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91 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #37185) |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:A |
Singapore:PG |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12
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Monk Jablonski:
It's not the meaning of life, Alfred, it's the feeling of life.
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References Annie Hall (1977)
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Didn't Mean To Do You Harm
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"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