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One of my all time favorites.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

After all these years, who doesn't know the premise of this movie? It's about a mentally unstable 14-year-old who becomes obsessed with a grown man renting a room on her parents property. She even goes so far as to try to ruin his career, life, and freedom when he doesn't return her advances.I saw this movie many years ago and I liked it. In fact, all these years later I can see where this movie set a precedence for other teenage "obsession" movies within this genre. But, oh yes, there is a BUT. After viewing it all these years later, I can safely say that Nick (Cary Elwes) did indeed lead Adrian on. As a grown man, he did some inappropriate things that put him in this position with Adrian. That's not to say that she still wouldn't have become mentally unhinged, but his relationship with her was far from amicable from the beginning. The constant leering at her in her bikini, following her on the balcony and flirting with her, taking her on moonlit drives at night, kissing her under the lighthouse, and sneaking into her parents house without making his presence known and peeping at her through her closet door. Granted, I know he was looking for some items he thought she stole, but still. None of that makes Nick come out of this clean, in my opinion.Did he deserve what he got? I think so! All besides the rape allegations. I saw that coming a mile away, and he should have too, which is why he should have known that all personal contact with a female minor should have been kept to a minimum.All in all, I did like this movie, and I did like Alicia Silverstone in it. It's just too bad she didn't get a chance to take her career further. What ever happened to her anyway?

A journalist (Cary Elwes) becomes the unwanted center of attention for a 14-year-old girl (Alicia Silverstone), who proceeds to sabotage his life after he refuses her sexual advances.This is Alan Shapiro's baby. He wrote it, directed it, and as of 2016, it remains his best-known film. According to Jennifer Rubin, Shapiro also worked closely with Cary Elwes during the shoot to revise some lines here and there. (Incidentally, Rubin also recalls Elwes as "mannered and proper", much like some of the characters he plays.) To save a few dollars, the wardrobe department actually picked clothes from the actors' closets.Apparently this film was panned by critics, but I have to say those critics were wrong. Yes, some of the plot makes little sense and you have to really suspend your disbelief at times. But this is a horror thriller, so just allow yourself that privilege. This film stuck with me when I first saw it in the 90s, and watching it again now (2016), it had as much or more of an impact.The two leads are great. Obviously, this helped launch Silverstone's career (giving her a voice after working with Aerosmith); Kurtwood Smith recalls that the cast had Silverstone's 16th birthday party a day or two before shooting began. The part almost went to Reese Witherspoon, but in retrospect Silverstone seems to have been the obvious, better choice.And this was a nice entry for Elwes, who is generally thought of more as a comedic actor. He can do dark (see "Saw"). Add model and horror icon Jennifer Rubin and Smith (not to mention a pre-Buffy Amber Benson) and you round out a top-notch cast for what appears to be a very low-budget movie (and obviously the crown jewel of writer-director Alan Shapiro's career).The effects are pretty decent and convincing. Perhaps the most notable scene involves a room full of bees. While it looks like Jennifer Rubin is being swarmed by an entire hive of bees, she actually has nothing to worry about. A few dead ones are glued to her hand (look closely how they don't move), and the ones flying through the air aren't bees at all -- it's puffed rice being blown out of a vacuum cleaner. Genius! One flaw, which is unavoidable, is the result of legal trouble: the original audio has the character named "Darian", and it had to be changed to "Adrian" (as there was a real Darian involved who had actually keyed Shapiro's car). This makes for some unusual dubbing. Although not noticeable most of the time, it does stand out occasionally -- Kurtwood Smith was never made aware of the change until later, meaning someone else had to dub him... which, of course, makes the name "Adrian" sound like it comes from another person's mouth.The disc from Scream! Factory is excellent and truly a must-have. Although they were not able to fix the sound "phasing" issues from previous versions, this was not noticeable for me and probably won't be for more viewers. The disc has an audio commentary from writer-director Alan Shapiro, which is priceless (and includes a story of his time swapping LSD stories with William Hurt). But we also get some one-on-one interviews with Kurtwood Smith and the incomparable Jennifer Rubin. A great release for an under-appreciated film.

I watched The Crush (1993) because it was recommended to me on the page for Poison Ivy (1992). Being a fan of obsession based psychological thrillers, if only as guilty pleasures, I had to watch this. It didn't disappoint. The writing, story and characters at the most cliché I've ever seen them. The obsession story was handled well and it made way more sense that Poison Ivy. The basis of the obsession can be explained but there isn't any character development to shine any light on why Adrian (Alicia Silverstone) is like she is. Cary Elwes puts on another bad American accent sounding almost identical to how he did in Saw (2004). In some way you could link those two films together as a joke. The film itself is pretty bad but it's entertaining and well worth the 1hr 20mins it takes up.Final Verdict 8 out of 10 Not a bad film but so clichéd it's hilarious.

Word was that "you have to see this Alicia Silverstone; she's really hot." That was back in 1993, so I checked out the movie. This was Alicia's film debut and she got a lot of hype for this movie.I discovered, yeah, Silverstone has a pretty face, but that's about it. The movie was nothing special; not something you haven't seen before. Cary Elwes, not Silverstone, ruins the picture. Not literally him; the character he plays: "Nick." What a dork! Nick is an incredibly stupid guy who befriends the 14-year-old "Adrienne" (Silverstone), who is his neighbor. The girl, who then expects more from the guy and doesn't get it, vents her wrath on him. Nick is so annoying I didn't care what the stupid neighbor did to him. Both of the lead characters deserved each other.Whatever happened to Silverstone? I guess she never really made it to stardom. The last I remember her was playing "Batgirl" with George Clooney and Arnold Schwarzenegger.