"You can be anywhere when your life begins..." For Nicole (Kirsten Dunst) that is at 17 years old, when she meets Carlos Nunez (Jay Hernandez) for the first time. Nicole is picking up litter at the beach and Carlos is there with his friends. They meet because one of Carlos' friends is a bit cheeky. Carlos' friends are no real actors, they know all about poverty and that is the reason why they have been picked for the movie, to give it more credibility. Carlos and Nicole find out they go to the same school: Pacific high. This is how the story starts...

Nicole and Carlos spend more and more time with eachother and slowly start to feel more for one another. Carlos is studying to become a pilot one day at Annapolis, while Nicole doesn't know what she wants to become. Nicole is a troubled young girl. Her mother commited suicide when she was 12, but this is not what she tells Carlos. Carlos finds out about the truth through Nicole's father. Nicole her father is a delegate and is willing to get Carlos to Annapolis, as long as he stays away from his daughter. Nicole is the type of girl that messes things up for everyone around her. I must say that Nicole's stepmother is not making things easier.
Carlos is not willing to give her up and runs off with her. A smart move, as it turns out in the end. He guides Nicole in the right direction, but she makes the final choice herself.

A beautiful movie about so many feelings. Friendship, happiness, sadness, love, anger, confusion... Kirsten Dunst has put down a great performance, truly touching. I didn't know anything about Jay Hernandez, until I had seen this movie. I must say he left a great impression! Kirsten and Jay have a great chemistry on screen! It is a movie that has everything and truly is one to watch...

The part of the movie that made it special for me is where Nicole makes her bedroom Carlos-proof!

Enjoy the movie, it is worth it!


amazing film   August 17, 2005
 0 out of 10 found this review helpful

this is one of my all time favourite films i highly reccomend watching it truly is an awesome film!


Stunning!   February 6, 2005
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Not at all what I thought it would be. I was expecting to watch a typical wholesome teen movie - all very sweet and innocent. What I got was a gritty, hard-hitting, beautifully shot movie which shows a very realistic mixed race couple facing adversity. Kirsten Dunst shines in this movie as does Jay Hernandez. Crazy/Beautiful deals with depression, racism, the rich/poor divide, relationships among other things. Definately not your average teen movie - it's so much better!