SnoopyStyle Kelley Morse (Chris Klein) is an entitled rich private school brat. His absentee father gifts him a new Mercedes. The headmaster puts it under lock but Kelley takes it out for a ride. He and his friends stop at a local diner. He hits on waitress Samantha Cavanaugh (Leelee Sobieski) and gets into a road race with her boyfriend Jasper Arnold (Josh Hartnett). The diner owned by Samantha's parents Jo (Annette O'Toole) and Sheriff Earl Cavanaugh (Bruce Greenwood) get destroyed and the boys get an unusual punishment. They have to help rebuild the diner. Since the school is closed, Kelley joins to live with the Arnolds (Michael Rooker, Annie Corley).It's a teen romance with a terminal illness. There isn't anything wrong with the genre but there isn't anything new. The movie gets stuck into its inevitable path. It may be better for Klein and Hartnett to switch roles. They seem to be similar types of actors but Hartnett can muster up a little more damage and heart. There isn't enough to choose one over the other and these movies do require the audience to do just that. They have to sell dumping Jasper before they sell buying Kelley. I have no problem with a formula teen romance but it has to be constructed almost perfectly or else it would be panned for any number of cliché critiques.

hannagruiz967 This movie was great! I saw it last night on ABC Family. And it was amazing! It almost put me into tears. It was truly great. It was very similar to Nicolas Sparks novel/movie "A Walk to Remember" If you readers haven't read the book or seen the movie you must see it! The beauty of life and not taking it for granite was mostly the symbol for the movie. Sam found love with Kelley for a short time and it was worth it! Even though she died in the end, she lived a happy/loving life with Kelley even though it was short. I would love to find my true love. The movie will capture your heart. If your into chick-flicks.The moral of the story is (in my opinion): Live life, find love, and Bonzai!(Celebrate! In Japanese)

hms09 OK..you people need to settle down! This movie is not that bad. I saw it for the first time last night and fell in love with it! I do have to admit that I have never been a fan of LeeLee Sobieski but she grew on me in this movie. I do think Josh Hartnett is good looking, but c'mon..Chris Klein is the most gorgeous man I think I have ever seen!!! He made that movie better for me. C'mon girls..when he has no shirt on and goes to get water I know your mouth dropped. Yes, I know in the beginning he is a jerk, but in the end he realizes how he acted and learns to be a great guy. If he wouldn't have come at the end..then I would have been mad. I do think a couple of lines did not need to be said but all in all it was a great movie! I definitely recommend it!

bjhahnel In all sincerity, this is quite possibly the worst movie ever made. The crux here is that the producers were intending to make a good movie, but failed more completely than with any other production I've yet seen. The acting is phenomenally poor: phony emotions, phony intonation in conversation, and an atrocious lack of any believable body language. Throughout the film, character development is disjointed and inconsistent. A few of the primary personalities in the movie undergo a completely irrational character-shift. Unlike an eye-opening plot twist, the character shifting in this movie leaves viewers with a feeling of open-jaw "are you kidding me?" incredulity. Overall, this film gives you the sense that you're watching the pre-practice cut. I would highly recommend spending your time on something more enjoyable - like scrubbing the toilet, or sanding the paint off of a deck.