Peter Yates' Oscar-winner is a heart-warming coming-of-age story that has also taken its place as the greatest sports movie about cycling ever made. Four friends graduate from high-school and find themselves looking at an uncertain future in small-town America. Dave's passion is cycling and his dream is to be a world-class champion like the Italians he idolises. His passion for cycling takes on new meaning when he and his friends face a team from the local college in the town's annual bike ra find out more...
This knowing teen flick brings Hawthorn'e The Scarlet Letter to the Facebook generation. Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson relish their roles as Californian-to-the-max parents while the man candy is provided by Gossip Girl's Penn Badgley. At times the film tries too hard to be audacious and falls flat, at others it shows flashes of brilliant comedy. A mixed bag of good intentions.
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