I have been a big Reese fan for years now but had never heard of this movie until I found it while making a Reece list. I was stunned. What a phenomenal acting performance put in by such a young woman on her first movie. She was outstanding. Unfortunately, the story/script is the weak point of the movie. Besides the budding love affair between Dani and Court and the awkward tryst with Maureen joining the action, there is not much going on here. I thoroughly enjoyed the on-screen time the young couple shared. From the first scene at the watering hole where instead of being a shy nude 14 year old, she chews Court out telling him unless his name is Foster, he better be leaving. The usual cheese factor had to enter the movie. It seems to be required. When Dani leaves for her late night rendezvous at the pond to meet Court, the out of nowhere storm brews up and her mother's "spider sense" starts tingling and she has to run outside in the storm to find her overly independent daughter when she takes a bad fall and receives a concussion so we are forced to worry whether she will lose the baby. Somehow, the bump on the head led to instant toxemia. Medical miracle I say. One of the final scenes where Dani goes fishing with her old man and we finally get to see some of that daddy wisdom when he advises her that her sister is for life and probably needs her more than ever was actually done very nicely. Sam Waterston added a nice touch here in his pre-Law & Order days. I have to say this movie comes highly recommended. Try to look past the slightly thin story and just enjoy the rising star that was Reese Witherspoon.

Show don’t tell. Amazing

Two sisters fall in love with a boy, with a tragic ending.

Ah, Reese Witherspoon' breakout movie. Really good.

O que era para ser um filme sobre a inocência da adolescência, amadurecimento e descobrimento do primeiro amor, tornar-se sobre traição e tragédia. (spoiler) Não entendo como os pais deixaram um garoto se envolver com ambas as filhas, é um tanto problemático. O Court e a Dani tiveram um desenvolvimento bonito (não entendi como, no início, o fato dele querer beijá-la quase o levou a tirar a virgindade dela se eles nem se beijaram), era mais do que esperado que ficassem juntos, mas bastou ele bater os olhos na irmã mais velha, com quem ele poderia se engraçar sem ser tão julgado, que logo a seduziu. Apesar de serem mais velhos, a idade ainda não havia trazido maturidade e não foram capazes de serem sinceros com a Dani, que ficou correndo atrás dele. Diferente do Billy, ele apenas comeu pelas beiradas. No final, tenha duas garotas e perca a vida. Também gostaria de dizer que não pude deixar de notar que o ator Skandar Keynes (Edmundo - As crônicas de Nárnia) se parece muito com Jason London (Court); e a atriz Lola Tung (Belly - O verão que mudou minha vida) se parece muito com a Emily Warfield (Maureen).