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Avg. Critic Score: 36 out of 100 Generally unfavorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
15 Not for kids 16 and under
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Bruce Fretts

    Sometimes, typecasting works: Holmes and Bratt settle comfortably into their roles, and the movie proves a competently made, mildly diverting collegiate thriller -- at least until its all-too-predictable ''twist'' ending. Read full review

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    A moody, effective thriller for about 80 percent of the way, and then our hands close on air. If you walk out before the ending, you'll think it's better than it is. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Jonathan Curiel

    A disjointed movie with uneven acting and too many scenes that defy belief. Read full review

  • 40
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    A thriller wrapped in heavy-duty gauze to muffle the chills. Read full review

  • 38
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    Abandon is this CLOSE to being good, juicy, bad-movie fun. Read full review

  • 38
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    Holmes, of Dawson's Creek, will be up the creek if she can't avoid movies like this. And so will you if you see it. Read full review

  • 30
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Crossing "A Beautiful Mind" with "Sex Kittens Go to College," first-time director Stephen Gaghan (he wrote Traffic) causes a head-on collision. Read full review

  • 30
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    A trite psychological thriller -- all buildup and no payoff, a mystery that essentially offers only two alternative solutions, which diminishes the element of surprise and strings the viewer along way past caring which possibility proves to be true. Read full review

  • 30
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Passably interesting psychological study of emotionally wounded characters until it commits dramatic suicide by showing its true colors as a tricked-up "Fatal Attraction" wannabe. Read full review

  • 10
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Consider the title your best advice. Read full review


Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Not for kids 16 and under It really is almost impressive how bad this is.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie shows a girl's decision to lose her virginity and her unrealistic expectations about the relationship. There are overheard sounds of a couple having sex. Characters casually drink and use drugs. One intoxicated character is so happy that she says she wishes she could always feel so "connected." Another character struggles with alcoholism.
  • Families can talk about the jealousy some characters feel. What are "problem people?" Do they choose to be (or not be) "problem people?" What does the title refer to? What do you think about the job interview scene? If you were asked to solve a problem in an interview, how would you respond? What were the students? concerns about "selling out?"
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: Dead body Jump-out-at-you surprises, suspense
  • sex false3 Sex: Sexual references and situations
  • language false3 Language: Just enough to avoid an R rating
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: College-age kids use drugs and drink; character is an alcoholic

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