Havoc

Negative comments about this film need to be tempered by the sad story surrounding its making. The script was written by a 17-year old girl named Jessica Kaplan. No, It's not Citizen Kane, but it is an extraordinary piece of work... Full review

This movie was often times painful to watch, and it's not because of its "moving" subject matter. It's possible the filmmakers aren't at fault, here, because when you make a movie about irritating people, don't be surprised that the viewers... Full review

Words cannot express how much I hated this movie. I hated every aspect of it, from the direction to the writing to the acting. Havoc is the story of one teenager's (Anne Hathaway) exploration of a world outside that which... Full review

After reading the comments for this movie, I had a strong urge to see it. To be honest, it seemed like a bit of a pot boiler, though I was surprised when I found out it was penned by the... Full review

Really painful to watch, even the nudity didn't help I can't believe some people thought this crap was good. We'll some people who hated it had it right, Allison and Emily are airheads. They wouldn't know any better if God... Full review

I admit the only reason I watched this movie was to see Anne Hathaway's contribution to the arts and to see if Richard Roeper's praise was on the mark. This was not art. What was she thinking? What was Roeper... Full review

If there is some justice to misjudging investments in movies, then the fact that this film went directly to DVD despite the presence of a crew that includes some impressive names is notable. Writer Stephen Gaghan ('Traffic', 'Rules of Engagement',... Full review

It seems that this is one of those films that people either love or hate. I'm more in the middle. At times I found Havoc annoying, but as it progressed, the story became more engaging, and you're supposed to find aspects... Full review

Havoc feels like a movie written by a sixteen year old girl who never actually went to East L.A. but heard about it and maybe watched Colors one time. The saddest part of this movie is that Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who... Full review

Watching this movie, the first thing that came to mind was, "Wow, these kids sure are fake." In many initial reviews, this movie was derided as being a joke. It was either hearing about the various nude scenes of Anne... Full review

Despite the writerly pedigree, Havoc suffers from unconvincing dialogue and Inevitable Dramatic Tragedy Syndrome, but doesn't have the heart to make you care about any of the characters. Rodriguez breathes menacing life into a woeful racial stereotype, while a sidelined Joseph Gordon-Levitt manages to raise a few smiles as an unintelligible wannabe gangsta. ... Full Review

A middling movie that's best suited for a rental. In a way, that's too bad -- if the movie had been more mindlessly titillating, at least it'd be an easier sell. A few good actors can only elevate mediocre material so far ... Full Review

Havoc is a cautionary tale of a walk on the wild side that feels thoroughly uncomfortable with the material and the milieu it's seeking to depict. But things go from bad to worse for Allison, and the film lurches from cliche to cliche. ... Full Review

Indeed, so very keen to move on, she'd started this process back in September of 2003 when she'd begun filming Havoc, directed by Barbara Kopple and written by Stephen Gaghan, lauded for Traffic and, later, Syriana. Leader of the gang is Mike Vogel (backed by his dopefiend buddy, the ever brilliant Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who hides his insecurities behind this ridiculous facade and enjoys heartless head from Hathaway in the back of his car. ... Full Review

Anne Hathaway gives her most muppety performance to date, with a perky nose and smile that look as if they come from the Jim Henson workshop, in this self-important youth drama about Valley Girls slumming it with the gangbangers of... ... Full Article

Three out of Five stars Running time: 85 mins Like Catherine Hardwicke's Thirteen, only with money, this is an engaging and frequently tense teen drama with a full-on performance from Anne Hathaway. ... Full Article

Rico dropped dead on Six Feet Under , but the 30-year-old actor who played him is alive with naked ambition as an East L.A. gangsta in the bored-little-rich-girl drama Havoc . ... Full Article

Anne [Hathaway] appears topless, Bijou Phillips appears topless, Freddy Rodriguez shows his naked butt. Shiri Appleby is NOT nude. Mike Vogel is NOT nude. There is NO LOWER FRONTAL nudity by anyone in the movie and NO vibrator. ... Full Article

Eventually, every girl grows up.Cinema dictates this.Sometimes, that move into adulthood is seamless (see Jodie Foster, Claire Danes, Scarlett Johanssen, Kirsten Dunst). Sometimes it is agonizingly painful (see the Olsen twins, Hilary Duff, and -- arguably -- Drew... ... Full Article

Havoc comes with a bit of a pedigree that makes you think, despite its direct-to-DVD release, it may actually have some tricks up its sleeve. ... Full Article