"Say Anything" is one of the best love stories of the 80's. It has Lloyd, played by John Cusack, trying to spend time with his crush after graduation. His crush, is the valedictorian of his high school and the girl who loved but did not know much about because she was busy most of the time. Her name is Diane, played by Ione Skye. That night Lloyd invites her to a party and they hit it off. And Lloyd is in love. He really thinks this girl is the one for him. They start dating and everything is fine for awhile but Diane is not exactly into the relationship as Lloyd is and they just become friends. One of the problems is Diane's father, James, played by John Mahoney. James is a very stern father that is taking care of Diane alone, and they are pretty close. She works for him at a nursing home, he owns. Lloyd is devastated and does not know how to deal with his problem. He stays friends with her but he still wants more, but he is still genuine and always respectful to her because he still loves her. This is when Lloyd has the famous stereo scene. Where John Cusack puts up his stereo outside of her house, playing "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. It is a great love story that has a happy ending.
John Cusack is so great at what he does. He is an amazing actor and this movie was one of his first classics. Ione Skye was amazing in this movie and she played her role really well. John Mahoney was also amazing and he played the overbearing father really well. Cameron Crowe wrote and directed this movie and he outdid himself, this movie is fantastic.
Grade = 85/100 = B
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