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Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee Movie Critic
Girlish in every way, "Crossroads" is a nonstop fashion show for teenyboppers as the girls have a hoot in their fantasized road movie, stopping for a little karaoke fun. Spears, like most singers, has potential as an actress, but I think it was probably a mistake for her to take on the lead role her first time out. ...
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
I went to "Crossroads" expecting a glitzy bimbofest and got the bimbos but not the fest. Britney Spears' feature debut is curiously low-key and even sad. Yes, it pulls itself together occasionally for a musical number, but even those are so locked into the "reality" of the story that they don't break lose into fun. ...
Bob Strauss
L.A. Daily News
Of course, if you're not a prepubescent girl, you'll be laughing at Britney Spears' movie-starring debut whenever it doesn't have you impatiently squinting at your watch. However, as a 12-year-old's idea of what being free, 18 and all grown up must be like, it resembles some brand of perfectly contrived fantasy. ...
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
Judging by "Crossroads," her film debut, recording superstar Britney Spears is not an ingenue and not yet an actress. However energetically she tosses the gold-plated locks, flashes teeth like neon pearls, and shakes those quicksilver hips, the result plays less like a coming-of-age romance than an infomercial. ...
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Crossroads
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(2002)
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Overview:
Three childhood friends, Lucy (Britney Spears), Kit (Zoe Saldana) and Mimi (Taryn Manning), rediscover their friendship on a cross-country trip. With barely a plan, practically no money, but plenty of dreams, the girls catch a lift with Mimi's handsome friend Ben (Anson Mount) in his '73 Buick convertible. Along the way they discover how important it is to hold onto their hearts' desires.
Starring:
Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning, Dan Aykroyd and Kim Cattrall
Directed by:
Tamra Davis
Written by:
Shonda Rhimes
Cinematographer:
Eric Edwards
Composer:
Trevor Jones
Studio:
Paramount Pictures
Release Date:
Feb. 15, 2002
MPAA Rating:
(PG-13) - for sexual content and brief teen drinking
Running Time:
90 minutes
Websites:
Official Site
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