Emmy is #2 in my pantheon, thanks to Minnie Driver and her appearance in "the Phantom of the Opera". For me, Emmy is the best young actress but she is also the most underrated: Jessica got praises, smiles for magazines only and does stinker after stinker. Natalie wins awards. And Emmy is just empty-handed, albeit she is cool with everybody and has true talent! Here, she is only sixteen and she plays a wonderful witty daughter! If the movie is the classic (unsurprising) romance with the love/hate/love/hate stages, it has some original sparks as well: the Portuguese culture, a modest unknown town, and a solid cast that put on the spotlight people usually cast to guest-star! So it's rather enjoyable, and more when Emmy appears. And if you really want to have fun, look for the alternative ending which was indeed totally disastrous!
Review of Passionada
