From all of her movies, with maybe the exception of Spiderman, I thought this was her best movie and her best performance. I love the story because of the fact that in this movie, the minority person is not the screwed up one, that's usually the case in previous movies. This time, Carlos is the A student who has his life derailed by a wild and crazy Nicole. Dunst gives a great performance as a girl who lives on the edge and newcomer Jay Hernandez is excellent as Carlos. The chemistry between them is what drives this movie. Surprisingly the actor who play's Nicole's dad also shines in this movie and his character is also unexpected. I thought he was going to be the main reason why they couldn't be together, although he party was, he didn't act like the typical movie dad who didn't want this daughter dating a Latino. He was actually looking out for Carlos while unintentionally distancing his daughter from himself. In my opinion, this is easily one of the best teen movies out there. It's honest, real, different, and of course... it's crazy and beautiful.
Review of Crazy/Beautiful
