This is an unexpected movie which is surprisingly fascinating. It starts witty and mildly comic and real with likable performance by Britt Robertson as a pre college girl who has relationships with several men ranging in age from her own to older to much older played by Max Carver, Justin Long and Christian Slater. She seems to make every mistake possible yet she isn't a hateful character.

The strange twist at the end is unexpected that changes perspective but wish there was a more definite resolution to the mystery. Having said that the movie is interesting because it changes how you look at things that were shown before from comic to more sinister. It's not a typical relationship movie. Worth a watch.

Katie (Britt Robertson) was accepted at Tufts University and has a great life in front of her, if she just knew what she wanted. She opts to take a year off to figure that out, a year that really messes up her life. Katie writes a blog. She changes names and details, i.e. the people we see are those that she blogs about. She likes older men and sex in general and has no trouble cheating on her 15 second boyfriend (Max Carver).

Katie is a confused person who goes from being tough to very sensitive. She believes that people who have lives don't write or read blogs (Phew! I that they were going to say Amazon reviews.) In the middle of film she gets a note from her boss on the "10 Basic Truths of Life." These are things we all know is true about life, but never want to admit. I found some of them interesting and none I would totally disagree with, if I decided to be truly honest.

The ending of the film was a total surprise. My first impression was "Is this based on a true story?" Second impression, "They didn't know how to end it." and third impression, "Oh I can see this is where they were meant to be."

This is perhaps a hip "Lifetime" type film that would have massive teen girl appeal.

Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Britt Robertson, Gia Mantegna)

***Spoiler Alert*** First, let me say that I have NOT read the book. For all I know this could be a perfect adaptation of the book. I watched the movie because I like Britt Robertson, a decent young actress who seems destined to play teenagers her entire career, and it has a good supporting cast. The movie seemed pretty straight forward while watching. A 'coming-of-age' story about a young woman who has some serious flaws. After investing an hour and half in this young woman's story, the movie is turned 180 degrees with a voice-over by the mother in the last 5 minutes. So, the entire tone of the film was totally abandoned at the end with this out-of-the-blue coda.

It left me wondering, what is the point of this film? Is it a polemic about stranger abduction? A warning to parents to watch your kids? I do enjoy films with unresolved endings. But I hate films that end with a total twist. It is like watching a murder mystery, only to discover that the perpetrator is a character who was not introduced during the entire story.