Though it looks good, and the acting is passable, CRYSTAL HEART is done in by too much sentiment. Christopher Newley (Lee Curreri) is a young man confined to a sterile environment due to a genetic inability to produce natural immunities. His parents are fabulously wealthy, so his
surroundings are equipped with a variety of electronic gizmos. In his solitude, Christopher writes fan letters to Alley Daniels (Tawny Kitaen), a rising young pop queen. Eventually they meet and fall in love, though Christopher's enclosure seems to preclude physical contact. If it were just
mawkish, CRYSTAL HEART might have been entertaining in a campy sort of way. The story is wholly ridi...
Released:
1987
Rated:
R
Length:
103 mins