Normal Adolescent Behavior (2007)

I stumbled upon this movie by accident. I find it really cleverly written. I assumed a woman wrote a script and the credits confirmed my thinking. Due to commercials I was not able to read credits. Completely off topic, but I enjoy reading the opening credits but in my country(Croatia), commercial televisions do not let us read them which I find horrible and rude to the creators of all movies. However, let me return to the movie. Amber Tamblyn is an excellent actress which is proved yet again in this little gem of psychological study on teenage behavior and love problems. It just proves that honesty pays in the long run even among teenagers. I am going to buy this movie. The script is well managed. One can really sense that the script writer loves all her characters and wants to understand them. I would strongly recommend this movie to all of my friends who like well-written scripts.

While the acting is nothing stellar, the real problem with this film is the writing. It tries for the unscripted, natural feel and only succeeds in making it seem unpolished and amateurish. There's nothing to set apart the way that it's filmed and the music selection is a bit over-dramatic.Film-making qualities aside, it still doesn't have a compelling story. It's completely inaccurate and unrealistic and takes itself far too seriously to be a dark farce of the whole clique-of-friends-who-sleep-together. The characters are lacking in any personality except for a few minor roles. It's a shame this film is even associated with Havoc, which is well-filmed and at least has a point to it.

I'm surprised this movie has such a low rating, I just watched it last night and was surprised by how much I liked it. It's the story of a group of friends who are in a monogamous relationship with each other because they think it's better and more fulfilling than the alternative of teenage dating. Amber Tamblyn as Wendy meets the boy next door and begins to question the arrangement she shares with her 5 best friends. I thought she had great chemistry with the leading man Sean and that they were both surrounded by some great young actors including Kelli Garner as one of the group of best friends.I always like Amber Tamblyn because I think she chooses roles that go against normal stereotypes of teenage girls and portrays unique but still realistic characters.It was sexy without being offensive and didn't try to be too touching or emotional but there was depth to the story and layers of emotion. All in all I thought this movie was different and that it had a strange appeal to it that I still can't quite put my finger on but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

Okay. Not sequel in the usual sense. But it does have Havoc 2 in the title. This movie by far puts Havoc the first movie; with Anne Hathaway, to shame. Miss. Hathaways acting was superb but the movie missed so much. This one's incredibly original. No it doesn't portray average teenagers today, but its a movie. Its suppose to be different and intriguing and lure you into another world. Even though these friends are not normal, the way the movie was made, the way the story was built, and of course the acting make it all believable. Made me feel like I felt when I saw The Craft in 5th grade. Truth be told the movies are similar in structure. Anyway, Props to all the people who worked on the move!