I first saw this when it came out on VHS and it's been a favourite of mine ever since. I have watched it many times over the years and I never get tired of it, even as my taste changes and I find myself less inclined to watch rom coms.
The casting of Amanda Petersen as Cindy is perfect. She had that right mix of pretty yet relatable and she played her so well. I also enjoyed her relationship with her mother and the quiet dignity she had even while trying to maintain her popularity. It's so sad that she passed on young. I've seen her in a few movies and I always enjoyed her acting.
After a mishap with an expensive (horrible!) dress Cindy has borrowed from her mother after being told not to and gotten ruined at a party, lawnmower boy and outcast Ronald, who lives next door and has long had a crush on Cindy, sees his chance and gives her the money to replace the dress in return for a month of Cindy pretending to date him. His plan is to become popular.
I absolutely love his speech at the end and how the arrangement with Cindy turns to genuine friendship. The ending always moves me too.
The casting of Amanda Petersen as Cindy is perfect. She had that right mix of pretty yet relatable and she played her so well. I also enjoyed her relationship with her mother and the quiet dignity she had even while trying to maintain her popularity. It's so sad that she passed on young. I've seen her in a few movies and I always enjoyed her acting.
After a mishap with an expensive (horrible!) dress Cindy has borrowed from her mother after being told not to and gotten ruined at a party, lawnmower boy and outcast Ronald, who lives next door and has long had a crush on Cindy, sees his chance and gives her the money to replace the dress in return for a month of Cindy pretending to date him. His plan is to become popular.
I absolutely love his speech at the end and how the arrangement with Cindy turns to genuine friendship. The ending always moves me too.
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