Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

BeSummers Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Woodyanders Fresh out of high school, Roslyn (an appealing performance by the luscious Alicia Silverstone) and Michael (a likable portrayal by Jared Leto) get married and have a baby, but aren't happy with each other. Things become worse when Roslyn's brash best gal pal Joanie (delightfully played with tart relish by Jennifer Blanc) encourages Roslyn to have an extramarital affair with bad boy Joey (smoothly essayed with cocksure cool by Matthew Flint). Writer/director Ralph Bakshi relates the engrossing story at a brisk pace, offers a flavorsome, yet unsentimental evocation of the 50's period setting, maintains a dark serious tone throughout, and vividly captures a strong mood of despair and restlessness. Moreover, Bakshi doesn't punk out with some kind of fake upbeat ending and does a masterful job with a sequence set on the beach in which Joey seduces Roslyn. Nice supporting contributions from Christine Harnos as sultry beatnik Lorraine, Tuesday Knight as the sassy Brenda, and John Hawkes as the raucous Crazy. Kudos are also in order for the spot-on golden oldies soundtrack and Roberto Schaeffer's vibrant color cinematography. Worth a watch.

amovieaboutourlives Totally mislead, very simple and uninteresting plot. Actually the person who directed and the person who produced this, they ought to be ashamed of themselves. The characters are not well developed and the performances are very poor, and I'm talking about all the actors here, including my beloved Jared Leto, whom I've seen doing a much better job in lots of other roles, even those he performed during the 90's, but I can forgive him for this one because I don't think that with this movie and with this lines he could have done better. Well, wasn't for him I wouldn't have been 90 minutes standing in front of the TV watching this piece of stinky you-know-what.

JackTellMeImNotAlone I sat watching this film waiting for some sort of climax,some clue that they don't think the world revolve's solely around smooth talking, drug dealers and spoilt, young, house wives,something at least to keep me interested. Alas nothing happened...the characters are confusing and the plot takes an average storyline about ten miles too far. I had a sinking feeling after watching this film, i think they call it regret. Regret that i spent an hour and a half watching the worst acting and the worst drawn out, anti-climax of a story ever. I admit a few scenes are interesting such as the one with Joey and Roslyn on the beach, when she just can't refuse his his raw sexual magnetism. Funny stuff! But over all an extreme disappoint.

Leafman I never saw "Beverly Hills 90210," but I did see "Rebel Without a Cause". It's possible that this film could be a hybrid of both with its "who's going to sack up with whom" dramatics, as well as the occasional flashes of gang violence and car chases. This story, however, is set in the '50s.Alicia Silverstone and Jared Leto were high-school-sweethearts-turned-young marrieds-with-an-unplanned-child couple who struggle to find themselves amid a marriage gone sour. Alicia is cheating on Jared with bad-boy Joey (Matthew Flint, in a loud, obnoxious performance), so Jared decides to get even.The film's jazz soundtrack adds some ambience to the film, and the seedy look of L.A. during the fifties is OK, but on the whole, "The Cool and the Crazy" is mainly for fans of the stars. Ralph Bakshi might want to stick to his cartoons from now on...