1989
Written/Directed by: Cameron Crowe
Starring: John Cusack and Ione Skye
PG-13 (Sex discussed, one F-word, Drinking in the background)
Say Anything is actually one of my favorite movies of all time, and I am often surprised to find out how many people have either never seen it or never heard of it.
Say Anything is centered around a recent High School graduate named Lloyd Dobbler (John Cusack)and his crush on Diane Court (Ione Skye). Throughout the movie, Lloyd shows himself to be a very committed, honest, and responsible person, as does Diane. For example, when Lloyd and Diane attend a party for graduation, Lloyd is in charge of holding everyone's keys and judging if they can drive at the end of the night. At the same party, Diane calls her father to just check in and let him know that the evening is going well.
The title of the movie comes from when Diane's father tells her that she can "Say Anything" to him. The movie is about being honest, about being sincere. The irony is that her father doesn't say anything to her; he keeps secrets from her that end up hurting their relationship.
Some of my favorite parts of the movie are:
-Lloyd standing outside playing Peter Gabriel's "In Her Eyes"
-"The world is full of guys. Don't be a guy. Be a man."
-"It's just you're a really nice guy and we don't want to see you get hurt."
"I want to get hurt!!"
-"The rain on my car is a baptism. It's a new me, Ice Man, Power Lloyd. My assault on the world begins now."
-"Nobody thinks this will work, do they?"
"No. You just described every great success story."
-"If anything goes wrong it usually happens in the first five minutes, so when that little no smoking sign dings you know it's going to be okay."
I know this review was awfully short, but it honestly is a very hard movie to sum up while still doing it justice.
