
Two girl friends in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina find their relationship changing as they encounter new arrivals to the town. Frankie works with her brother, Neil running their family's beach-front burger bar. Frankie's friend, Nicola, runs a body-piercing shop next to the burger shop. Neil hires the life-guard's new flame, Josee, as a waitress. Frankie makes an immediate bond with Josee, which causes jealousy with Nicola. Then a drifter, who sells t-shirts from the back of h... (Full plot summary below)
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Two girl friends in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina find their relationship changing as they encounter new arrivals to the town. Frankie works with her brother, Neil running their family's beach-front burger bar. Frankie's friend, Nicola, runs a body-piercing shop next to the burger shop. Neil hires the life-guard's new flame, Josee, as a waitress. Frankie makes an immediate bond with Josee, which causes jealousy with Nicola. Then a drifter, who sells t-shirts from the back of his van, starts a romance with Frankie. This casts her away from both of the other two women and for the first time gives her confidence to function on her own, instead of hiding behind the other more brash or beautiful women.
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| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordThe solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonAbsolutely refuse to make predictable patterns in the sand. Instead, they set their characters loose. |
| San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerKeenly observed and refreshingly natural. |
| New York TimesDave KehrWithout exaggerating their lovability or condescending to their foolishness, Mr. Siegel makes vivid, likable people out of his three protagonists as they affect one another and are affected in turn. |
| Denver Rocky Mountain NewsRobert DenersteinIf you can get past familiarity with the genre, you'll find a gently realized movie that makes good use of a well-selected cast. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyThe volatile dynamics of female friendship is the subject of this unhurried, low-key film that is so off-Hollywood that it seems positively French in its rhythms and resonance. |
| culturevulture.netArthur LazereWorks hard to establish rounded characters, but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them. |
| San Diego MetropolitanJean LowerisonFlawed, but worth seeing for Ambrose's performance. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Cliffordan honest coming-of-age tale where the heroine views the people around her through a prism which constantly reflects different aspects of their character |
| Film ThreatMerle BertrandYes, there is a very palpable lesbian erotic undercurrent pervading this film. However, the reason it's so palpable is because it's so subtly and deftly handled...AND it's only one thread of the film's storyline. |