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My favorite romantic comedy
This movie is wonderful. I saw it for the first time when it first came out and it has held a special place in my heart ever since. It is a simple movie, but that is where it holds most of its charm. The relationship is beautiful and feels and looks honest and sincere. When the love in a love story is as believable as this, you can't go wrong. The chemistry just works and John Cusack's character is somewhat of a hero, in my mind. This character is a true romantic, whose weaknesses are as charming as his strengths.

Not a classic.
SAY ANYTHING is Cameron Crowe's first film and it is not bad. But it is far from the 'classic' status that so many here have given it. I'm being generous in my review. My wife did not really care for it at all. We both got some good laughs, but come on people, this is a pretty cheesy movie. It's better than many of the 'romantic comedies' of the era, but most of those were miserable. Even the use of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" is a bit odd since the song came out three years before the film. I love John Cusack in other films and I liked him here. I liked Ione Skye as well. And at times the dialog just sparkled with inspiration. But other times I laughed out loud at the unintended humor of the dialog and acting (were "beatboxing" white guys cool or funny even in 1989!?). The film has its moments of greatness, but just wasn't terribly powerful for me. Afterwards I had that "eh..." sort of feeling that I get when I've spent a couple hours on a film and don't really get a payoff. The film shows promise, but ultimately falls into so many of the cliche traps of others similar to it. The story was so-so, I did enjoy the father's character immensely-what a great actor. I expected a few more laughs. I just feel very so-so about this film. The disc contains a good amount of extras, but I didn't even care enough to watch them. I know many people love this film, but I don't quite see why. Average to *slightly* above average.

Simply the best
The best romantic comedy ever, though I hate even using that phrase here -- and also the best teen movie. Everything Sleepless in Seattle wasn't (like contrived). This movie has some of the classic lines in movie history, and it treats teens with respect and as real people. I know a lot of females love the movie because John Cusack is "oh, so romantic" - but guys - even ones who hate "chick movies" - should love this. That's because, for once, the guy isn't portrayed as a jerk at any point, but at the same time you cringe as he falls for the girl and doesn't see the inevitable hurt coming. And, even though the female lead causes the hurt, you can certainly understand her dilemma too. The characters are all multi-layered, including all of the supporting characters. I especially love the scenes with Lili Taylor and Bebe Neuwirth, and the high school keg party (with the obligatory older guy - see Matt McConaghy in Dazed and Confused) is on the mark.

Finally, can anyone possibly have played this role better than John Cusack. The nervous stammering, his above-the-fray attitude.

I've watched this movie with dates -- and I've watched it with a group of guys, while we threw shoes at the screen after particularly memorable lines, such as "I want to get hurt."

What a film.

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