Review of New Waterford Girl (1999) by Kane T — 16 Sep 2010

(4 out of 5 Stars) Watching this, 2 things came to mind: (1) How sometimes we have to change in order to be ourselves, and (2) The film is just like a sandbox-video game, where the player has one main quest, but spends 90% of the time wandering around the city on little (sometimes trivial) quests, building up their character all the while.

It was really a joy seeing Moonie evolve throughout the film as well as the family's development as they're pulled through her "master plan." The believable performances and subtle insights into adolescent behavior were also gratifying.