Synopsis
At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.
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Cast
- Kirsten DunstNicole Oakley
- Jay HernandezCarlos Nuñez
- Bruce DavisonTom Oakley
- Herman OsorioLuis
- Miguel CastroEddie
- Tommy De La CruzVictor
- Rolando MolinaHector
- Soledad St. HilaireMrs. Nuñez
- Lucinda JenneyCourtney Oakley
- Taryn ManningMaddy
Recommendations
- 80
Chicago Reader
Gutsy romance-drama that breaks a cardinal rule of storytelling and pop psychology: its iconic lovers aren't forced by a tragedy to learn that they shouldn't depend on each other to feel whole. - 80
Salon
Even after losing its sexiest, tawdriest moments, this teen romance is still hotter, smarter and more fearless than its Hollywood contemporaries. - 75
Miami Herald
Fast, wacky and bubbling with passion or dark, troubled and doomed. In the unusually titled crazy/beautiful, it's all those things at once. - 75
USA Today
Atypical teen drama about opposites attracting that often (and happily) confounds expectations. - 70
New Times (L.A.)
There's enough substance here to make Crazy/Beautiful more than worthwhile for its target audience, and certainly more useful than the standard teen crapfests. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
An absorbing little drama full of unexpected revelations, keen insights into the Anglo and Hispanic cultures of L.A., and strong supporting performances. - 60
L.A. Weekly
Crazy/beautiful has a leisurely local specificity, and Stockwell has a tender way with his actors. - 50
New York Post
Courageous, convincing performance by Dunst.
