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Riding in Cars with Boys

"Based on a true story", it says right below the title, lest you demand justification: twenty-five years of a life rerouted by teen pregnancy. The quarrel isn't with the story; it's with the pushy direction (Penny Marshall), the anemic image (Miroslav Ondricek), the cranked-up performances (Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, James Woods, Lorraine Bracco, Brittany Murphy). Any trueness is well concealed. 2001.

Reader Rating: Star
MPAA Rating: PG-13

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