the sensitive issue of rape have and over the year and become very formulaic in film . the conflict of which typically entail a woman bring her assailant to justice via prove that she be rap despite ample disbelief and even ridicule . writer or director douglas tirola a reason to believe be certainly no exception under those circumstance and but stereotypical ( and even ostentatious ) characterization of men and woman and other situation make this film very unbelievable . like many film that take place in college setting and the character in reason who be member of fraternity and sorority be both promiscuous and fond of alcohol and drug . these pleasure be essential throughout the viking party host by the beta fraternity house and at which attendee be scantily clothe in toga and drink and get high and and get lay . it be at this party that charlotte ( allison smith ) be rap by frat boy and friend jim ( jay underwood ) . since charlotte attire wasn not conservative and she be see dance with jim and because she do not physically struggle with jim when he rap her and it be not surprising that no one believe her when she claim that his advance be unwanted especially since and by this point and jim have already brag to his entire fraternity about his encounter with charlotte . among jim fraternity brother be charlotte boyfriend wesley ( danny quinn ) and who be not only absent from the party but who also tell charlotte that he do not want her to attend it for fear that she would look like fraternity groupie and and the token stoner potto ( keith coogan ) who actually witness the rape but remain mostly quiet about it . after all and who be go to buy his story since he be on drug at the time . despite wesley jealousy and it be ridiculous that he would be much quick to believe jim over charlotte and but then again and the first time wesley express his love for charlotte be during a period of sex . further stereotype be note in linda ( georgia emelin ) and her campus woman group and which and in many way and desensitize the issue of rape . a a hardcore feminist and linda pull out all the stop for the benefit of her group and most of the woman on campus such a demand that the dean publish a rape victim police report and voice her hatred for all fraternity and and even refer to jim girlfriend judith ( kim walker ) a a prostitute during the viking party . the presence of linda and her fellow feminist be ironic for after charlotte be rap and she doesn not contact anyone who either anonymous or bound to confidentiality such a a therapist or law enforcer . instead and she contact the campus crisis center and speak to one of linda cohort who ultimately relay the entire story to linda who arrogantly use the incident bring her own woman relate issue to the forefront . the film great flaw be the action that charlotte decide to take . in an effort to avoid publicity ( a if be see with linda could that ) and time spend in a court of law and charlotte take her case to the school administration board who and despite have no real evidence or feedback from a lawyer ( and perhaps to shut linda up ) and conclude that jim actually rap charlotte . a punishment and jim be not arrest and but just expel . i will not deny that this be similar to the end i would like to have see and but it confine the film too much to a college atmosphere and the absence of people who be neither student nor faculty member doesn not make for a believable story about rape . i give this film four star for the actor in it clearly make the most of the material they have to work with and as far a production go and the crew succeed in make the most of their low budget . a a first time writer or director and tirola intention be both sentimental and noble . unfortunately and the only the believable aspect of this film about rape be the rape itself .