Crossroads

Her performance here is lazy and unnatural -....hey, you can't make a Britney Spears movie without tagging a horrid soundtrack to it.... ... Full Review

Actually, the movie "Crossroads," which marks the teen- pop diva's feature film acting debut, is an awful lot like one of her music videos in content - except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and, worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it. ... Full Review

Its more like a sad, slow-moving independent film with heart. No happy ending here. And as in other reviews I didn't think the acting was that bad. ... Full Review

This movie looks great. It is a surprisingly competent film if what you are used to in rock star vehicles is middle-career Elvis movies. On that level the film succeeds. The first thing to say about the film is that Spears is not at all bad. ... Full Review

But she did not do anything to quieten the rumour mill at her London press conference by saying that she was not in "an intense relationship" at the moment and describing her co-star and on-screen boyfriend Anson Mount as "very attractive". Although the fans will keep flocking to see her in the foreseeable future, Spears has been reminded that they are the ones who determine whether she is successful. ... Full Review

Perhaps the lack of a clear moral message wouldn't be much of an issue were another actress cast in the role. , and now the reigning queen of teen-lust and superficial, materialistic popBritney Spearshas a movie of her own. ... Full Review

the movie is entertaining enough, and thoughtful enough, to earn such a positive distinction.....Avoiding the Mariah Carey curse of bad acting from last year, Spear has a warm screen presence that is utterly fetching....One of the most pleasant surprises of "Crossroads" is how very natural and likable Britney Spears is as an actress.....Director Davis also has trouble ending the picture, tidying things up too neatly, and in an unbelievable manner, just to have a happy ending.....Finally, Justin Long (2001's ... Full Review

You gave me such a spectacularly memorable movie "Crossroads," your screen debut that I am left in a state of near-bliss. After all, there are certainly snatches of story between the product placement and shots of you in your underwear or other striking garments de fashion. ... Full Review

Crossroads" is most enjoyable in its most offhand moments, like the early scene in which Spears jumps around her bedroom, clad only in a skimpy cami-and-panties outfit, singing along with gusto to Madonna's "Open Your Heart. But "Crossroads" only deteriorates as it rumbles along. ... Full Review

Still, it's that very sexual candor that makes "Crossroads" so problematic, straddling as it does the fine line that Spears has made a career of crossing, as she tiptoes ever so coyly between Mouseketeer and jailbait. She wants to have it both ways in "Crossroads," too, eagerly stripping down to her skivvies (usually pink) and exposing her navel (always pink), then swaddling herself in fuzzy sweaters (mostly pink) that here seem to have mysterious re-virginizing powers. ... Full Review