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Gretchen (2005)
boring, few redeeming qualities
i just saw this movie at the LA film fest last night. it was dreadfully slow. the actors were not believable as high school students. they all did a good job, they were just too old for the parts. the attempt at "symbolism" was weak at best. it was like they were trying to make a smart artsy film, but failed on the smart. as the movie ended, i was just happy to get out of there. Gretchen is an odd geeky girl with a crush on a bad boy (who is also overweight and nasty). they make out, but he also makes out with other girls. Gretchen goes crazy, only to find herself in a treatment center for teens. and guess what! she falls for another bad boy. soon we meet her father, an even bigger looser. will Gretchen break out of her pattern of falling for losers, and attacking the girls they sleep with. honestly, by the end, you wont care.