there be a lot to like in this film and despite it humble trapping of a preachy pc tale about rape and the perp always fare well than the victim . the movie do create a fair bit of suspense in the mystery surround who be send the note . ( i and for one and be sure it be the teacher . in fact and that would have be more probable plot wise because the idea of the best friend boy friend kind of come out of nowhere . i guess the point of that be that rape be omnipresent . you never know who it be go to be . ) ms. beller be luminous a always ( yet see kb discussion board for my qualification of this statement ) . like all preachy film the plot last 15 minute past the climax so you might want to quit watch at that point . unless you be really curious to find out what happen to phillip . blythe danner and a the mom and be in the role she be bear to play represent the fretting and over protective mom . some good 70 scene for 70 fan . ( the dark bar that the father go to in order to drink away his pain be all dark stain beam and barrel and oak and cork ) . a must for beller fan and highly recommend for fan of 70 high school melodrama or 70 kitsch in general .