I only knew about STAY COOL for the cast but I had very scarse expectations about it because of its appalling score of 4,8 and only 18 reviews with mostly negative ones. Yet when I saw it last September I thought I was watching a different movie than most of the users here, it was that good!
Henry McCarthy is a successful writer that at the beginning is called by his old high school because he has to do a speech during a ceremony for former students, and during this time he'll meet his old friends Big Girl (Sean Astin) and Wino and also Scarlet Smith (Winona Ryder), the girl for which he had the hots during high school. Complications arises when new student Shasta O'Neil (Hilary Duff) falls for him and they end up going at the students' prom. And Henry will manage to close his unclosed deals from the past and start all over again.
What I liked about this movie were the performances. Astin, Ryder, Duff and Jon Cryer were very good and even funny, and while Mark Polish never became a big star after this, gives a great performance as a man that wants to close the deals of his past and start a new life learning from his mistakes. The feel good atmosphere was another plus and I nearly loved the ending.
Don't trust the reviews for this one, because you might find a great movie without even knowing it! Highly recommended too.
Henry McCarthy is a successful writer that at the beginning is called by his old high school because he has to do a speech during a ceremony for former students, and during this time he'll meet his old friends Big Girl (Sean Astin) and Wino and also Scarlet Smith (Winona Ryder), the girl for which he had the hots during high school. Complications arises when new student Shasta O'Neil (Hilary Duff) falls for him and they end up going at the students' prom. And Henry will manage to close his unclosed deals from the past and start all over again.
What I liked about this movie were the performances. Astin, Ryder, Duff and Jon Cryer were very good and even funny, and while Mark Polish never became a big star after this, gives a great performance as a man that wants to close the deals of his past and start a new life learning from his mistakes. The feel good atmosphere was another plus and I nearly loved the ending.
Don't trust the reviews for this one, because you might find a great movie without even knowing it! Highly recommended too.