Nearly perfect. With a casual brilliance reminiscent of the young Truffaut, writer-director Peter Sollett expanded his award-winning short "Five Feet High and Rising" into one of the most welcome debut features in ages. The setting is New York City's Lower East Side, where teenage Victor Vargas (Victor Rasuk) is sweating out the hot, humid dog days of summer with his best friend, Harold (Kevin Rivera). According to Victor, a good-looking kid just needs to lick his lips in the exact right way and the girls will come running. Unfortunately for Victor, the one girl who's apparently immune to his charms is "Juicy" Judy Ramirez (Judy Marte), the prettiest girl at the Pitt...
Released:
2003
Rated:
R
Length:
88 mins