A pre-teen Elisha Dushku charms as Alice, a girl curious about sex and growing up. She befriends her neighbour Sheryl (Juliette Lewis) a somewhat amorous 17 year old, and together they start a friendship that will affect both forever... especially as far as Sheryl's on-off relationship with her boyfriend Rick is concerned (C. Thomas Howell).
While the acting in 'That Night' is fine and the period-specific soundtrack is good, the plot lacks the spark necessary for it to be anything more than average. When things do start to happen in the latter half they feel unconvincingly overblown, and Sheryl's relationship with both Rick and Alice is not well-written enough to make us believe there's much of a personal connection there.
I was also saddened at the end to see Alice return to one of the horrible twins who forced a frog in her mouth at their birthday party, hinting at a future relationship with him. C'mon girl, you can do better than THAT loser! 5/10
While the acting in 'That Night' is fine and the period-specific soundtrack is good, the plot lacks the spark necessary for it to be anything more than average. When things do start to happen in the latter half they feel unconvincingly overblown, and Sheryl's relationship with both Rick and Alice is not well-written enough to make us believe there's much of a personal connection there.
I was also saddened at the end to see Alice return to one of the horrible twins who forced a frog in her mouth at their birthday party, hinting at a future relationship with him. C'mon girl, you can do better than THAT loser! 5/10