Product Description

TENNIS, GOLF, SAILING, RIPPLE HUNKS, AWESOME BABES, JEALOUSY, MURDER, NAME YOUR SPORT WHEN YOUNG HOTTIES GATHER AT A POSH COUNTRY CLUB IN THIS STYLISH SUSPENSE THRILLER.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21660 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2004-06-01
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: French, English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 105 minutes

Amazon.com
If you like murder and dig beachwear, you'll love The In Crowd. Former obsessive Adrien is released from a mental institution (cue ominous music) and her nice psychiatrist finds her a summer job at a snooty country club, apparently reasoning that there's no better place to rebuild your self-esteem. Adrien quickly encounters the rich kids, who mostly run around being rich and beautiful. Rich queen Brittany decides to become Adrien's new best friend. Could it be for (oh, no!) the wrong reasons? Actually, her reasons turn out to be baffling, along with the rest of the poorly thought-out plot and thinly sketched characters. Director Mary Lambert makes a game attempt at building suspense with incredibly dark lighting and generic Spooky Music, but the script doesn't give her any help. The ending involves one of those elaborate, Scooby-Doo-ish plots that require knowing precisely how someone will react and exactly where she will go when she is very, very upset. Nonetheless, the movie presents lots of attractive young people in swimwear and provides an excellent opportunity to play the which-of-these-actors-will-still-have-a-career-next-year game. Enjoy. --Ali Davis

Customer Reviews

Cruel Intentions meets I Know What You Did Last Summer
The film follows Adrien Williams (Lori Heuring - "8 seconds" and "Nailed") as she entres the In Crowd and befriends Brittany Foster (Susan Ward - "Sunset Beach" and "Going Greek"). But soon Adrien finds herself on the outside and the dark side of Brittany. This film has it all gorgeous babes, rippled hunks, seduction, manipulation, jealousy and murder! With a brilliant preformance by Susan Ward which goes to show Sunset Beach actors can act! Directed by Mary Lambert(Pet Sematary) who gives it a realist edge. This stylish suspense thiller will keep you on the edge of your seat and screaming for more!! This film is a MUST SEE!! Plus the DVD come crowded with extras and a great buy.

Decent story, mediocre acting
This beach-club teen murder mystery was pummeled by the critics and lasted about three weeks in theaters before beating a hasty retreat to the rental market. Like all films that foster extreme comments and establish preconceived expectations, this one failed to live up (or should I say down) to them. It wasn't great, but it wasn't anywhere near as bad as its critics say it was.

The story was actually good, in a puerile way. What I liked about it was that it accurately portrayed the immature backbiting and excessive preoccupation with superficialities that are common among teens. In certain ways, the story was predictable. It was easy to foresee that Adrien (Lori Heuring) was kidding herself if she thought there was no ulterior motive behind Brittany's (Susan Ward) open acceptance of an outsider into the group. What was cleverly presented and not so obvious was Brittany's motive.

The production was TV quality. Director, Mary Lambert has mostly TV credits on her resume and didn't push the envelope. The acting was mediocre at best. Both Lori Heuring and Susan Ward were passable but unpolished and they lacked subtlety. The rest of the cast was far worse.

This film will probably find a niche with teens and twenty-something young adults, but I don't think it is camp enough to attain cult status. I rated it a 5/10. It's not terrible, but it really doesn't distinguish itself in any meaningful way.

The In Crowd Is This Summer's HOTTEST
The reason I saw this is because Mary Lambert (director) has also directed many of Madonna's videos. It is about Adrian Williams, a girl who just got out of a psychiatic hospital and is ready to start a new life and job at a richy rich country club. She expects to be left alone and get her job done, but her great looks and smarts get the local "in crowd" interested. Brittany Foster (Susan Ward) takes her under her wing and shows her what the priviledged life is like. They go to parties, clubs, and share feelings for the same man. It gets really hot when Brittany reveals things about herself, aweful secrets. Adrian must get out of Brittany's trap and get on with her already-damaged life. Susan Ward's acting ability shines in this mystery/thriller. The characters all make this movie what it is: A MUST SEE.