Model Behavior (2000)

As I settled on the sofa to watch this film, I had no idea what to expect. I turned off the lights and the credits began to roll. Man, was I in for a shock. This movie was DYNAMIC. Not only was the plot solid, but the characters were deep and enthralling. This film captivated me both mentally and physically. Man, it was good. I have been a Kathie lee Gifford fan since I was in diapers, and she has never ceased to amaze me. Her performance in Model Behavior surpassed her small, yet vital, role in Dudley Doright, ten fold. Kathie Lee outshone the other performers in this film like the sun outshines the moon. And since the moon doesn't shine naturally, there is just no comparison. This film exemplifies Kathie Lee Gifford's talent as an actress of the highest caliber. She is a star among stars.

A blonde girl who is supposed to be nerdy and average (but she's still such a gorgeous babe-o-rama as are any old teen featured on the Zoog Disney channel) changes places with a blonde superstar who lives a fabulous rich-girl life and get into all sorts of scrapes like asking for a wrong dish of breakfast, having to model half-naked for the camera, and running into boyfriend woes. And both girls seem to lead such rich, fulfilling lives full of trendy clothes, handsome boys, bratty little brothers, catty rivals, and flashy dates. How Disney. And how Barbie, too.

I liked this movie. It's not great film, but it's a nice feel-good movie. I was far more interested in Alex than I was in Janine.I guess I identify more with the unpopular girl than the supermodel. I'd look for fanfiction about this movie, except that i know it won't exist. It just seemed to me that Janine's relationship with her guy was not as deep. I mean the first words out of his mouth once he found out were "I went out with Janine Adams!" I'm not saying they didn't care about each other or anything. The two of them were just a little more surface stuff. But there's nothing wrong with that.I'm trying to find out the name of the song playing just after they've switched back. When Janine is looking at the pictures taken in the photo booth, etc. Since they only played the intro, I never found out what the title of the song was.If anyone knows, let me know.

I didn't really expect to like it - like many I simply watched the film because I wanted to see whether or not Justin Timberlake could act. Actually, I think he did a fairly good job, and so did everyone else. The one exception was Codey Gifford ....Other than that, it's a pleasant way to spend the afternoon, and all of the acting was nice.