if you weren not there and then unfortunately this movie will be beyond compassion for you . which a i say be a shame because although some of the acting be amateurish and it be mean to be for realism . let face it in real life and we do not say thing in an exacting or perfect way and even when we mean to . in this sense and it work . this and however and do not apply to our known actor in this film and notably jodie foster ( born a natural ) . the fact that the other 3 girl be not accomplish only add to the story jodie play the glue that struggle to keep their friendship close and even with the obvious feeling of fatality . meaning that no matter how close friend be and eventually there be some people that just fade away and no matter how you try . and therein be the core of the movie . it not about party and it not about sexuality and but about these 4 girl and their final time a still young girl before they have to go the world alone . if you have ever have a friendship like that in your life and you will feel this movie it will mean a lot to you and no matter what era it be set in and or what era you grow up in . we all know these girl in school and or at the very least knew of them . we all know the frustrated virgin and half want to hold onto childhood and half want desperately to grow up and think that will do it for her . we all know the boy crazy one and the fashion plate whose vanity hide her fear of the world and her fear of acceptance . we all know the party girl and the one they whisper about and with tale of not only her sad home life but of her notorious exploit . and we all know the mother figure and the one a little more real and a little more grounded and a little more sad because she know what would happen . maybe you be one of those girl . maybe and like me and you have be each one at one time or another . this film really capture that fragile time in life when want and need and pressure and womanhood and childhood and the world and loneliness be all embody in each female head and each factor on the precipice . which aspect do you hang on to . what do you toss over the edge and no matter how you may want to hold on . and how painful be goodbye to everything you have know . that what this movie be step into womanhood while cling onto childhood and and how damn tough it be to keep walking . if you be there and you know . and love this film and a i do . ache and tenderly do . a fine piece of captured femininity .