And in the category of most pointless movies; "S.F.W.". A movie that totally fails at trying to make a statement and at leaving a lasting impression.Guess that in potential this still could had been a good movie or at least one that worked out somewhat better with all of its themes. The right ideas seem to be there, which makes some of the choices the film-makers made with this movie seem all the more odd. The story is told real messy. Characters literally pop up out of nowhere and then disappear again and the story is lacking a real point and a good clear main plot line.The movie basically tries to be a social commentary about today's youth (well 1994's youth of course but it's not like much has changed ever since) and the influence and behavior of the media. Problem is that for a commentary the movie isn't either edgy or clever enough. Also as a comedy/parody it falls terribly short.Thing that still kept this movie somewhat going for me was Stephen Dorff, who was perfectly cast for his role. His characters was about still the only good and interesting thing about this movie. Reese Witherspoon and Jake Busey are also in this movie but I wonder why. It's not like their characters get to do much in this movie. Another thing that makes this movie disappointing and lacking is its rushed ending. Basically it's one big long montage and feels terribly out of place. It's as if they were saying; we still have a whole other story to tell but we haven't got the time or money to do it, so here is a fast montage of things. Needless to say, it doesn't work out all that well.I really can't think of any good reason why anyone should ever watch this movie. It's such a pointless and poorly executed one.5/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

I disagree with some of these analytical idiots. This is a must see for everyone, young and old and yes I do believe the media can be this screwed up especially in America.There were some parts of this movie where I just couldn't stop laughing and it portray's how pathetic people try to feed off someone else's success.Never seen anything like it and it will be a long time before something in this genre will even come close.Performances by Stephen Dorff and Reese Witherspoon are out of this world.Just brilliant.

It's sorry to see this movie get panned by critics, but I can also see why critics hated it, because critics are a part of the media that "S.F.W." tried to make fun of. For every person claiming this to be the worst movie ever, you took it too seriously. The whole point of the film was not to take it too seriously, and focus on what animals people can become when someone they know becomes famous. All his friends and family didn't care what he and the others went through, they wanted whatever dime they could make off of him, and it portrays it very subtly. Joe's (his friend that died) older sister sleeps with him, only to sell his "bedroom stories" to the tabloids, but it's only revealed in a split-second when Spab sees it posted on a tabloid cover on display.His other friend (Jake Busey) takes Spab to a place, where he beats up some kid, then goes to another place, pulls a gun on a girl he slept with, and then takes him to his sister's house (who happens to be a lawyer), all in the name of hiding him from the press. Shortly after she sleeps with him and has him throw Busey's gun in the lake, she starts talking about suing people and splitting the money with her and her brother. He gets disenchanted and runs off, only to hear a radio APB placed on him for beating up the kid that Busey's character roughed up, long story short, they set him up so that if he didn't play ball, they'd frame him for a crime.Long story short, if you were a teenager in the 90's and you watched this then, watch it again and you'd be surprised how it probably went in your memory from being a stoner-drama flick to a decently made indie film that was simply a sign of things to come about the never-ending pseudo-celebrity.

my opinion is that this is a great movie! although its dated in 1994, its still kinda up to date. Reese and Steven are young at age but their acting skills are great, for example :reese is 17 but she acts very convincingly! for what i'm worth; i thinks its a cult movie! i've seen this movie for the first time when i was like 17 or 18, but it's still one my favorites. It never left my mind. It's a great story about a guy that's been kidnapped and after all he becomes the hero. the camera work is great, i don't have any objections to this film. I think it's great that a movie of this age still binds me at my seat! I rate it: 8 Go watch it!!