Gabriel became friends with "the most beautiful girl in the world". Obsessed with her, he put aside all his convictions in the hope of pleasing her.
Facing the world with our fair share of uncertainties and/or apprehensions, many of which, sadly, may be well-founded, is nothing to sneeze at. Influenced and buffeted by the constant barrage of social media, fake news, and general upheaval present in our contemporary reality, what IS real and what's not becomes a blur.
Eddington attempts to capture how media is intertwined with the uncomfortable present.
So with the recent (rightful) public apologies to Britney from comedians and media for trashing her image in the 2000s, perhaps some people should also give Crossroads the fair chance it deserves. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, and that is fine. Personally, I will take my girl Britney and her movie, over the next testosterone "Dude Flick" any day.
One of the great achievements of this film is its ability to challenge the mind and to force you to try to process information in a different way than you’re used to.
It's sexy, regardless of what else is going on.
A trouble-making teenager spends the summer working at a Southern California beach learning about responsibility.
