Synopsis
After learning that her sister, Faith, has committed suicide in Portugal, Phoebe, an 18-year-old hippie, decides to uproot from her San Francisco home to travel to Europe. Phoebe hopes to discover and experience the life that led to her sister's death by retracing her footsteps, which eventually leads to Wolf -- Faith's boyfriend. However, as Phoebe's journey continues, a series of visions of Faith pushes her mind to the brink.
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Cast
- Cameron DiazFaith
- Jordana BrewsterPhoebe
- Christopher EcclestonWolf
- Blythe DannerGail
- Camilla BellePhoebe, Age 10-12
- Patrick BerginGene
- Isabelle PascoClaire
- Moritz BleibtreuEric
- Philipp WeissertSafehouse Leader
- Nikola ObermannHannah
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Even at her most nihilistic, Cameron Diaz is about as menacing as a boozy college cheerleader. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
It's a shameless don't-hate-me-because-I'm-beautiful-and-impulsive performance (Diaz), and it throws the entire movie out of balance. - 60
Rolling Stone
The script hits rough patches, especially when Phoebe and Wolf get it on, but the sisters cut to the heart. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Diaz is quite believable in the part, and gets solid support from Brewster, who is even more appealing as the adoring, wounded and somewhat vacuous younger sister. - 50
Slate
The film is overnarrated and in spots overwritten, but Brooks, who's primarily a screenwriter, does well with actors, and he has coaxed an extraordinary performance out of the young Jordana Brewster. - 50
USA Today
This joyless coming-of-age travelogue is such a downer that not even breathtaking locales can provide a lift. - 40
L.A. Weekly
Something there is about the '60s that undoes the most intelligent of filmmakers. - 40
Film.com
It's not bad; it's just completely inconsequential.
