SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

jenaycarter Very sad film. I only wish that the girls would have seen that those boys were really good boys..in a way. But still I give this film a seven because it's just that sad of a film and its heartbreaking to see all five girls go through what they went through

big-gun I was initially drawn to this movie by James Woods. He's been my favorite actor for many years. Then the story drew me in further.The five beautiful Lisbon sisters are living in a virtual prison run by their fanatically religious parents (Woods, Kathleen Turner). Things go from bad to worse when one of the girls commits suicide.Josh Hartnett was pretty fresh off his very solid performance in The Faculty. Here he plays Trip Fontaine, a school football player. Kirsten Dunst plays Lux Lisbon, the object of his affection. When Trip and three friends manage to get permission to take the sisters to the homecoming dance, this is when things take a little turn for the bizarre. Lux arrives home way after curfew and their parents, particularly their mother, lock them down even tighter.The scene I found the most touching was the girls and the boys communicating by phone using records to say what they wanted to say. The story was set in 1974 so yes, records.On the whole, the movie was a real downer. No happy ending for anyone. As I write this, I've not read the book, so I have no basis for comparison there. I will say that the time I spent watching this movie was time well spent. The actors turned in top flight performances and Sofia Coppola's career as a movie director flew out of the gate with this movie.

LeonLouisRicci Yea, Silver Spoon and all that, but Just because doors are open and You have all the Money in the World, doesn't mean You can Create Your Own Style and Deliver the Goods. Director/Writer Sofia Coppola, in Her Directorial Debut, manages to be Taken Seriously on Her own.For a Novice Filmmaker She Impresses on a surface level with Artsy shots of Girly Things and the Film is about Girly Things and the way Girly Things Titillate Boys. It's also about Parental Oppression to the point of Abuse and Torture. The Movie is Downbeat with a Backbeat of Pop Cultural and High-School Flash. It tells its Tale of Trouble in Paradise with a Good Look and Bad Outcome in a way that is somewhat Refreshing. The Visuals in Virgin are what Shine whereas the Narration and some of the Montage can be Clunky at times.Overall, it's a bit Different where it Needs to be and is Engaging enough to make it Above Average for this Type of Teen Angst Thing. But it does feel Awkward at times and some of Her Flourishes, mostly the Writing, doesn't quite have the Impact Intended. The Ending is Clumsily Handled, but the getting there is Worth It, especially for its Targeted Teen Female Audience. It is by default a Chick-Flick, and a Good One.

Irishchatter This film is such a tearjerker and gives you a whole amount of fear for these girls because their parents were such religious control freaks. It was really awful to see the sisters die one by one especially Kirsten Dunst's character Lux Lisbon.Now at the beginning, I thought the parents were just ordinary folk wanting for the daughters to do well in school. However as the movie goes on, you would really be more scared for the girls sake. I say the father and mother beat them up too as well as burning some of their stuff.Lets just say, I'm glad this is a fiction movie!