I do like a good coming of age story and I knew within the first 10 mins that I'd like this film.I find that stories and romances like this always work better set in an older more innocent time period.
I didn't realise until after that Rob Reiner had directed and in all honesty it wasn't too much of a shock.He did after all direct Stand By Me which is probably the daddy of coming of age stories.
As in the title,what I liked about this film was when it 'Flipped'.We'd first get Bryce's take on something that happens after which the same series of events would be told by Juli.It's a simple story - girl likes boy,boy doesn't like girl and only realises he does just after the girl begins to not like him.It's nothing new or original but it told with a simplistic charm and works wonders thanks to the two leads and outstanding supporting cast.
This is a nice film.One of the type that will put you in a good mood and make you long (if you don't already have it) for a true love story of your own.My only complaint is the running time which seems way too short.There's so much build up to the inevitable between Bryce and Juli that when it comes,that's it - end of film.