Foxfire (1996)

Sorry, this movie sucks

Sick Product of a Sick System

Nice effects though.

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

I think you could live a thousand years and never see a more brilliantly made cinematic work. Literally every scene is eloquently written and masterfully filmed. The visual tone exactly matches the content of every moment of the film. You very rarely see such technical virtuosity coupled with such depth of human interaction. ALL the performances are spot on. The movie takes an unflinching, unvarnished look at vulnerability and love and loss and the way of the world for young people growing up in our time. You've known these kids -- maybe you WERE one of them. Alternately brutal and magical -- FOXFIRE is an absolute masterwork in every way. A vividly beautiful, heartbreaking inspiration.

OK, I get the point. This is supposed to be about girl bonding in a patriarchal society that values stories only about boy bonding. As nice as the idea sounds, I don't think it was executed all that well. The set-up is flimsy. I'm not convinced by the abusive teacher's performance that he's all that scary. The characters are barely sketched out, so it's hard to feel attached to them, or like their bond is terribly genuine. Angelina Jolie's Legs might be interesting, but she hardly gets to talk. The other characters' lines are so simplistic and cookie-cutter,they sound almost like a teenager WROTE them -- rather than a mature writer who understands teenagers. What they say, in fact, sounds almost interchangeable in places, which heightens the sensation that the characters are extremely two-dimensional. There are also distinct lesbian undertones in the film, which is fine, but the movie feels incomplete by not coming out and actually acknowledging the lesbian theme. It's almost like a bad editor hacked out the love scenes. I wish I was able to compare this to the written work by Joyce Carole Oats and know whether the flaws are the fault of the screenwriter or inherent in the source material. I don't know. I haven't read it. But I do think that the reason why this movie didn't get much publicity is not because it was incredibly avant-garde. Critics and the press LOVE avant-garde and risky themes. Hello -- Brokeback Mountain?!! It just wasn't a well-made movie.

I am a big fan of Angelina Jolie, so I picked up this movie. An as I started to watch it I was so into it I didn't notice, yes some parts may not appeal to some. But I can say that the movie really toughed me, the relation ship between all of the 5 girls is incredible but the relationship between Maddy and legs is heartwarming. they really picked some great actors for this movie, and some interesting placea to film it at. I believe it took place in a small town of Georgia and parts of north Carolina. I also think that the music was great i bought the sound track, and a CD from a band that plays in the movie. I proms you wont be able to take your eyes of this film its a must see.

The Jolie-Nation will tar and feather me after reading this review.This film redefines aimless. If you're not an angst ridden young woman, than don't bother picking this up.The plot centers around this sexy mysterious drifter who goes by the title of Legs(Jolie), and who changes the lives of four high school girls forever.What begins as a solid message, standing up for your rights and against harassment, quickly dissolves into wayward youth territory.The four girls get expelled from school for beating up a teacher, with the guidance of Legs. The script, if you want to call it such, has the girls address the sexual harassment charge against the teacher they roughed up, with their principal, and he expels them for three weeks!! Like a real principal would discard claims made by a group of girls.Sympathy dissolves when the girls begin to follow the be bad example set by Legs. Hedy Burress finally realizes Legs may not be so swell when she abducts Shimizu's father at gun point.Hedy Burress' sensitive portrayal is what kept me going when all I wanted to do was hit stop, and pop in The Usual Suspects.