Free-spirited 15 year old Connie Wyatt (Laura Dern) is too young to drive. Her aimless rebellious ways frustrates her mother (Mary Kay Place). She's at the mall with her friends, Jill and Laura, flirting with boys when she spots Arnold Friend (Treat Williams), an older man in a convertible.
Treat Williams has good creepiness. It's too bad that he doesn't get his scene until after almost an hour. He should start a lot sooner. The movie meanders around for an hour like Connie's aimless journey. It's fine if the movie is about the three girlfriends. They could have conflicting agendas. The whole point of this movie is suppose to be the smooth talking Friend. It should let him get in earlier. He is first spotted at 20 minutes and if his scene happens relatively quickly after that, this could be a great horror or thriller. Mostly, this is a low level meandering teen drama. It goes off into Blue Velvet territory for about ten minutes and then abruptly returns to its low level teen drama roots. The abrupt ending is oddly happy ending which does not fit the tone of Treat.
Treat Williams has good creepiness. It's too bad that he doesn't get his scene until after almost an hour. He should start a lot sooner. The movie meanders around for an hour like Connie's aimless journey. It's fine if the movie is about the three girlfriends. They could have conflicting agendas. The whole point of this movie is suppose to be the smooth talking Friend. It should let him get in earlier. He is first spotted at 20 minutes and if his scene happens relatively quickly after that, this could be a great horror or thriller. Mostly, this is a low level meandering teen drama. It goes off into Blue Velvet territory for about ten minutes and then abruptly returns to its low level teen drama roots. The abrupt ending is oddly happy ending which does not fit the tone of Treat.