After learning that her sister, Faith (Cameron Diaz), has committed suicide in Portugal, Phoebe (Jordana Brewster), an 18-year-old hippie, decides to uproot from her San Francisco home to travel to Europe. Phoebe hopes to discover and experience the life that led to her sister's death by retracing her footsteps, which eventually leads to Wolf (Christopher Eccleston) -- Faith's boyfriend. However, as Phoebe's journey continues, a series of visions of Faith pushes her mind to the brink.
Part beautifully shot European travelogue and part moving exploration of the darker side of the hippie era's rabid idealism.
– Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
7 Feb 2001
rotten:
A woefully tame and pallid affair.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
7 Feb 2001
rotten:
A movie for people who are so sensitive they barely notice the feelings of others or what's going on in the world.
– Charles Taylor,
Salon.com,
12 Feb 2001
rotten:
Strangely dispassionate and uncommitted for a movie about passionate commitment.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
16 Feb 2001
rotten:
Picturesque European locations, a mystery whose successive folds will be uncovered by Faith's ex-boyfriend (Christopher Eccleston, in a ratty wig he will have to live down for years), and some heavily psychological sermonizing.