A throwback to the formulaic, holiday-themed stalk-and-slash pictures of the
early '80s — but why it took four writers to adapt Tom Savage's generic
genre novel is thoroughly baffling. 1988: Class nerd Jeremy Melton is trying
to get the pretty, popular girls on whom he's nursing hopeless crushes to
dance with him at the Valentine's Day dance. Three girls — Shelly, Paige
and Lily — rebuff him cruelly. A fourth, Kate, demurs politely. Chubby,
insecure little rich girl Dorothy is more receptive to Jeremy's advances, but
when a group of boys catches them making out, she turns on Jeremy and accuses
him of having attacked her. Jeremy'...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins