A young man (John Cusack) finds himself with nothing to live for after his girlfriend (Amanda Wyss) dumps him for the local ski jock (Aaron Dozier) but his half-hearted suicide attempts just cause more trouble than they're worth.
This is a strange teen movie, as in it is for strange teens. Maybe you can't relate, but I found the horror-adjacent maximalism on display to be highly enjoyable. This is one of my favorite Cusack movies, even if some of its elements haven't aged well. The entire "ha ha, you're under constant threat of sexual assault" sub-plot with Monique, for example, plays more callously than cute. Nonetheless, if you are interested in the filmography of young Cusack, this is a great entry point. It's currently only available for rental, but keep an eye out. It comes back around periodically.
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