Greta (2009)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Nancy Bardawil

Writer (WGA):

Michael Gilvary (written by)

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

She's a trip. But she's no vacation.

Plot:

A young suicidal and rebellious teen gets sent to her Grandparents for the summer where life takes an unexpected turn.

Plot Keywords:

Interracial Romance | One Word Title | Interracial Relationship | Character Name In Title

Cast

Hilary Duff	...	Greta
Ellen Burstyn	...	Katherine
Evan Ross	...	Julie
Melissa Leo	...	Karen
Michael Murphy	...	Joseph
Tsianina Joelson	...	Stacy
Maury Ginsberg	...	Lou
Vivan Dugré	...	Donna
Oren Skoog	...	Steve
Robert Oppel	...	Homeless Man
John Farrer	...	Homeless Street Drunk
Eric Sheffer Stevens	...	Yuppie #1
Kelly Sullivan	...	Tracy
Dave Shalansky	...	The Installer
Gil Deeble	...	Cop
Paul Thornton	...	Drunkard
Mike Hurt
Michael McGuirk	...	Yuppie #2
Julian Joseph	...	Kid #1

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, some sexual content and drug references.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44689)

Filming Locations:

Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Greta Productions

Interacial Relationship

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

In the movie Greta Hilary Duff has definitely step up from her usual squeaky clean teen movie. She plays Greta a sixteen year old who is a trip without the luggage. Her mother is on her third marriage and decides its time for Greta to spend some time with her grandparents much to her dismay. She is confident and smart but you can tell through the movie that she is searching for something. That something that she gets is with is first love with Julie(Evan Ross) she seems to be into it but her grandparents seem to have a problem with his skin color and criminal past. This bothers them when Greta is trying to find ways to kill herself and she has disrupted their lives in the first place. Her grandparents after awhile realize she needs love from them, but also her mother who is too busy with her marriage at the beginning of the movie. This movies show problems that can occur from interracial relationships.

This movie shows how parents can be neglectful and not see that their children are asking for help without really saying it. And how a little change in the environment can make a whole lot of difference. It tells a story about how color shouldn't matter when it comes to love. This is in my opinion Hilary Duff's best movie so far she actually shows real emotions and has problems that all teens can relate to in one way or another.