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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792181927
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792181921
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 23, 2002
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 12989
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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Amazon.com:
Pop idol Britney Spears stars in this sweet coming-of-age movie about three childhood friends who've grown apart, but find out they may still have a lot in common. After graduating from high school, Lucy (Spears), Kit (Zoe Saldana), and Mimi (Taryn Manning) decide to take a road trip to L.A. to audition for a record label. Along the way, there's a lot of heartbreak and female bonding (not to mention a lot of midriff-baring--in her first scene, Spears jumps on her bed in her underwear, singing along to a Madonna song), as each of the three girls learns more about herself and life. Crossroads could have been trite schmaltz, but the script has some grit and the direction is fresh and relaxed--and, most significantly, Spears is far more sympathetic and engaging than you might expect. Also featuring Dan Aykroyd and Kim Cattrall. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Good Movie
I really enjoyed this movie. I thought it was a really cute movie. And as in other reviews I didn't think the acting was that bad. Some people have to realize Britney isn't an actor she is a singer. So you can't compare Britney's acting to some like Kirsten Dunst, or Julia Roberts.
Rating:  - worse than nothing
This movie was a waste of time, energy, and money. It should never have been released. Britney may have played a silly young receptionist on a recent tv episode and appeared to do well but that is also a back to back comparison of insane britney and a step back up for her. I'm glad she's doing better, but let's face it, the girl can't sing worth a damn and she certainly could not act her way out of a paper bag when Crossroads was made. She might do better now in an insipid role like the "Mother" episode. I bought Crossroads from an amazon seller several years ago for 1 cent plus shipping, and it was a waste of the 1 cent and certainly of the shipping. I tried to give it away but nobody would take it so I finally tossed it in the trash.
Rating:  - Dissapointed
Was very dissapointed with this DVD. It arrived in the package scratched. The DVD was not in it's holder.
Rating:  - A Dark Dramatic Experiment : Who Knew Britney Could Act?
All I knew about this movie was that Britney was in it, and that it spawned the ballad hit "Not a Girl (Not Yet a Woman)". Still, deciding to give it a fair chance, I watched this with less than zero expectations.
What a shocker. This was not at all the fluffy teen coming-of-age comedy that I thought it would be. Instead, what we get is a dark, sombre and chilling meditation on adolescent life, and none of the lead characters are perfect angels. One of them is pregnant, one is chronically obsessed with herself, and the other is looking for her birth mother.
Perhaps the saddest, most poignant scene here is when Britney, who is in search of her biological mother, finally lands up at her mothers' door. This entire segment plays out like some of the best indie cinema I've seen. Her mother tells her that she hates her and regrets the day she was born. How realistic! No happy ending here. Watching the young Miss Spears pull off this mature scene with the most nuanced facial expressions, I was quite taken with her actual acting ability. She's not Meryl Streep, but she does have a certain *something*.
Yes, the film does have its' cheesy moments (the male lead is thoroughly wasted), and the gratuitous performance of the horrid "I Love Rock and Roll" by Britney at a karaoke bar is perhaps the most annoying thing here. But there is much to rediscover and love about this film. If you've ever seen it at your local Blockbuster or if you've seen it on discount sale and never ... Read More
Rating: - Crossroads : An Appreciation
Recently re watched this film after my initial viewing many years ago, my how things have changed. Not just in terms of the life of its star Britney Spears but also for the scriptwriter of this film. Before Shonda Rhimes created Grey's Anatomy she wrote this girl empowerment film that is a testament to renewing and strengthening one's friendships. One thing that has not changed since my initial viewing of the film however is the power of the film and its performances. I speak of the moment when Spears's' character Lucy is sitting on her bed after accepting her diploma as school valedictorian and asking through her tears of her father (Dan Akroyd) " Is that all there is?" We've all been there asking that question. Lucy is looking for a lot of things in her life right now mainly a purpose, a sense of adventure, and some friends. Her best friends since childhood Mimi (Taryn Manning) and Kit (Zoe Saldana) have abandoned her since she is viewed as too sweet and innocent and therefore not part of their fast living scene. Kit is engaged to a shady college guy who her only contact with is over the phone, and Mimi is pregnant and keeping mum about the father. It is on the final night of school that they reunite and dig up a box that they buried as youngsters and filled with personal mementos. They decide to take a road trip since Mimi is going to pursue her dream of becoming a singer they are going to head out to California for an audition where Lucy and Kit will be her backup singers. They are being transported ... Read More
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