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I actually put off seeing this film, perhaps based on the trailers advertising it. Had I not seen it, I would have missed out on one of the great films of the year. Don't make that mistake. I was expecting the typical silly, over-the-top teenage film. It is the furthest it can be from that. This little sleeper of a movie is darn near perfect; the telling of this little story just about perfection. Kudos to the talented creators of this film. Excellent performances by the entire ensemble, and the young actor's performance that plays Duncan, unbelievably authentic. Highlight of the movie is Sam Rockwell's performance, with whom's work I was not all that familiar . I will now seek out his movies. An exceptional actor. Bottom line: JUST-SEE-IT

This certainly isn't the greatest movie ever made, but doesn't claim to be. It's just an adventure film with romance that's fun and thoroughly entertaining with a surprisingly good cast of newcomers. Trevor St. John as the lead definitely stood out (he's now on the soap "One Life to Live" and very nice to look at) I thought about a film in the same genre that came out about the same time, " A Knight's Tale" which also had a handsome male lead and romantic princess connection. The other quirky characters were also fun to watch. I think it warrants a good sequel with a somewhat bigger budget, if you know what I mean. It's a great movie for kids. Lent it to a friend and her little daughter could not stop watching it over and over again. A great movie for the family. It doesn't really warrant the PG 13 rating as I do not normally let my 10 yr old son watch PG 13 and am very careful about what he watches, but this was just fine. The outtakes are hilarious. Review from a 10 year old boy: "My favorite movie. It's funny with lots of action. Two big thumbs up!"