Synopsis John Cusack had done the 80's adolescent romantic comedy thing to death. In one fashion or another, The Sure Thing, One Crazy Summer, Better Off Dead and Hot Pursuit had some mix of smooching and laughs to them, and Cusack was the main character. ...read the complete Say Anything... movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Ryan Keefer)
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The taglines of this movie really say it all...
To know Lloyd Dobler is to love him. Diane Court is about to know Lloyd Dobler.
She's got every thing going for her. He's going for her with every thing he's got.
This tale of high schoolish ...read the complete Say Anything... movie review at eFilmCritic
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Empire (Caroline Westbrook)
Avoiding the 80s staple of angsty adolescence, Crowe has constructed an intelligent, witty yet undeniably cute tale, showing the potential that would be realised in Singles and Jerry Maguire, and giving Cusack's warm-hearted Lloyd the perfect foil in ...read the complete Say Anything... movie review at Empire (Caroline Westbrook)
If SAY ANYTHING's premise sounds formulaic and unoriginal, that's because it is. The movie doesn't break any new ground, but it's surprisingly effective nevertheless. After so many braindead treatments of this material, SAY ANYTHING stands out for its ...read the complete Say Anything... movie review at Randy Parker
Then first time Lloyd Dobler calls Diane Court to ask her out on a date, he dials all but one digit of her phone number, then looks in the mirror and brushes his hair with his hand before dialing the final digit. He wants to look his best. He gets her fat ...read the complete Say Anything... movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
This is close to your average teen movie. It's deeper than American Pie, but doesn't stray to far from the formula. John Cusack stars as Lloyd Dobler. As a writer, Crowe's characters are always pretty well done. I don't know if he ...read the complete Say Anything... movie review at That Cow (B. Kiefer)