a teenager who seem to have it all commits suicide . it leave his family and his best friend ( keanu reef ) ask a lot of question . and blame themselves . good idea and badly handle . for starter this have be do before 1988 mostly in tv movie and after school special . aside from some swearing and dialogue ( hence the pg 13 rating ) this add nothing new . the outcome be predictable and reeve attempt at act be truly painful to watch . he good now but not in 1988. aside from that his character be dress like a slob and always look so dirty be be hard to build up sympathy . that aside the movie be dull . i saw every scene come and every surprise be telegraph . i basically couldn not wait for this thing to get over . i have a vague recollection of see it in a theatre in 1988 and hat it ( it bomb badly ) . it still look lousy almost 20 year later . the subject be worth handle but it be do well ( with good act ) in countless other movie . ordinary people come to mind . you can skip this one .