Trapped in a Purple Haze (2000)

It's been a while since i have seen this movie, and when i did see it I was only 14 years of age.But what i can remember of this movie is the emotional power of it will blow you away...it just keeps you hanging. The best thing is it will keep you thinking about you and your life for years to come.If you can relate to drug abuse.... i have no doubt that you would love this movie. Even if you can't relate to this movie...it will still blow you away.It gets into the minds and heart's of all.I highly recommend this movie. I give it 10.

This movie is definitely the best, if not then one of the best movies ever to highlight the teenage lifestyle we go through. The film actually brought a tear to my eye - the first film EVER to do so - and the storyline was nothing what I had imagined it to be. Finally, we have a film that truly does show teenage drug culture at it's worst (and best, in a way). It's kind of a Pete Doherty story (or would be if he would sort himself out!), and I'm afraid I have to admit, had I not watched Phone Booth before Purple Haze, I probably would have cried! My girlfriend and I watched it last night, and I had to grip her hand at parts, it got to me that much. It's one of those films that, if you don't see things before, this will put everything (and life, in general) into perspective. 5 star, 10 out of 10, 100%, A*, A+ rating for Trapped In A Purple Haze.

Max Hanson (Jonathan Jackson) feels pressured on all sides. His mother wants one thing for him, his friends want another. Max isn't sure what he really wants for himself. Then he meets Molly (Carly Pope). Molly is everything that Max isn't. Free, happy, open. He starts dating her, and she gets him on drugs. Turns out she isn't so free or happy after all. And neither is Max anymore.We follow Max in his downward spiral to addiction. We see him begin to lose everything he has worked for, family, friends, hockey, school, painting... Instead, his life turns to one of drugs, sex, crime, highs, and lows.The acting is incredible, especially for a made-for-TV movie, and look for Hayden Christensen in a bit part as Orin Krieg, one of Max's friends (the hockey goalie and video store clerk). JoBeth Williams is outstanding as Max's overbearing mother.If you can find it, this one is worth viewing.

There's only one word to describe this movie.....AMAZING!!!No one can play the role of a-normal-teenage-boy-turned-druggies better than none other than Jonathan Jackson.....I loved him in General Hospital....but when I saw this movie, I couldn't be more proud to call him my favourite actor of all time........he's done a brilliant job, and his acting left me speechless.The rest of the cast was incredible, they supported what's needed in this movie.......A professional cast!If you missed out on this movie, you missed out on a true acting skills!