I first saw this movie about 8 years ago and seeing Robert Downey Jr portray a drug addict is a little too close to reality. He was brilliant as Julian that it's such a shame to see he's followed the same path as he is a gifted actor.
Andrew McCarthy stood out as well as Clay the best friend who went away to college and comes home to help his friend who betrayed him by sleeping with his girlfriend and a year later comes home to help his friend, but Jami Gertz was a huge let down as Clay's girlfriend Blair as was the usually reliable James Spader who played a character similar to the one he played in Pretty in Pink. He should have had a bigger part and another let down was that how the film ended.
Besides that this is a movie worth checking out as it wasn't filled with the Brat Packers of the 80s.
The only thing unrealistic was that we were supposed to believe that Blair, Clay, Julian and Rip were 18/19 years old.
This is one of Robert Downey Jr's best work, and definitely worth a look even after all these years.
Andrew McCarthy stood out as well as Clay the best friend who went away to college and comes home to help his friend who betrayed him by sleeping with his girlfriend and a year later comes home to help his friend, but Jami Gertz was a huge let down as Clay's girlfriend Blair as was the usually reliable James Spader who played a character similar to the one he played in Pretty in Pink. He should have had a bigger part and another let down was that how the film ended.
Besides that this is a movie worth checking out as it wasn't filled with the Brat Packers of the 80s.
The only thing unrealistic was that we were supposed to believe that Blair, Clay, Julian and Rip were 18/19 years old.
This is one of Robert Downey Jr's best work, and definitely worth a look even after all these years.