Watching Down To You is sort of like being cornered at a party by some sad, drunk guy whose girlfriend has just dumped him. The expressionless Freddie Prinze, Jr. (She's All That) is the guy, a recent college grad who talks to the camera incessantly about Julia Stiles (10 Things I Hate About You), the dream-girl co-ed that broke his heart. He tells the whole story of their prefabricated, paper doll romance in trite and exasperating detail--not a moment of which rings true--and all the while the viewer is sitting there dying to change the subject. Extremely green writer-director Kris Isacsson seems to be shooting for a college-age When Harry Met Sally, but gratuitous romantic clichés eat his movie alive as he sleepwalks through a wafer-thin, what-went-wrong parable before springing the inevitable happy ending. Not recommended. (R. Blackwelder)
Down To You
Miramax, 89 min., PG-13, VHS: $103.99, DVD: $29.99, July 11 Vol. 15, Issue 4
Down To You
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