Contrato para a Eternidade

This movie seems like it will be terrible from the first glance. The tired story of a high school geek who sells his soul to the devil for a date with a cheerleader is not at all a unique one. Overall, the writing is pretty shoddy, yet somehow, a few really great lines managed to slip into this film. These lines are so good, they makes the whole movie watchable. Combine that with a delicious comedic performance by Kevin Pollack and a palatable performance by Michael Goorjian, and you've got a movie worth renting at least once.

A reasonable retelling of "Faust" as a high-school comedy, the film is let down a little by a low budget and inexperienced director. It works well in parts, but there are occasional scenes which quite clearly don't work. One example - when the devil's agent (Kevin Pollack) is disguised as an ice-cream man he "scares" away some kids by throwing what looks like a few scraps of paper at them! Without the luxury of re-shoots, scenes like that needed either some imaginative work in post-production or someone brave enough to leave them on the cutting room floor. Instead, they are left in and undermine the good work elsewhere.

Overall it's a enjoyable family comedy with good performances from the main cast. Shiri Appleby looks suitably stunning as the object of Michael Goorjian's affections and does a good job of making more of the role than the script gives her.

I saw this film with my wife at the opening of the Noosa International Film Festival in Australia. We're just going through our notes, and as I said, what a nice surprise. We sure hope this film gets a decent distribution because it deserves to be seen, especially by kids and their parents. It's perfect for our 12 and 14 year old kids--no violence, good kids (not those nasty, bratty 90210 types), a good thought-provoking message--and just enough high school romance to keep them interested. We're told by the festival it was made in 19 days, which is an absolutely a shocker. Well done where ever you are, and we look forward to your next!!!

Good Movie 7/10. This is back when movies still had plots and character development.

I thought that this movie was soooo stupid!I mean the plot was stupid and entire story could have been fit into one 10 minute movie!The only good thing about this movie was Shiri Appleby. She did this movie a little after she started with Roswell.She is a wonderful actress and would be the only reason anyone would enjoy this movie.