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Freaks and Geeks (1999)
One of the Best
Easily one of the finest shows in the teen genre. Tons of great talent came from the show, notably from the freaks group. Rogan, Franco, Cardellini, Phillips, and Seigel all have real talent and have gone on to have good careers. Cardellini is particularly excellent as Lindsay Weir IMO
Many problems still exist, notably for me is that the "geeks" are played way too young to be freshman in high school. In one episode for instance Sam gets confused by watching a porn film...sorry but that's not any 9th grade boy I've ever met. It seems clear they put them in 9th grade so that they would be in the same school as the older group of kids without thinking it through. There are also some after school special type moments that I'm not a fan of. Still very minor problems in comparison to others in the genre like Dawson's Creek or Saved by the Bell.
The Unsaid (2001)
Middle of the Road
Direct to video release produced and starring Andy Garcia. Also starring Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men) and Linda Cadellini (Freaks and Geeks).
Definitely a melodrama, slow moving but with some interesting plot points. Vincent Kartheiser is good as the troubled young man, playing both creepy and vulnerable. A young Linda Cardellini is beautiful as always and as anyone who saw Freaks and Geeks knows is excellent as portraying a realistic teenager. She also sings a song. Andy Garcia is a bit subdued but realistic enough in the main role.
Overall it's fairly middling. Overly melodramatic at times and the ending is poor. Honestly I enjoyed it mostly because of seeing a few more famous actor's (Kartheiser and Cardellini)in an early role.
It's a 2:00 AM on a cable kind of a movie. Not terrible, but not exactly good