The Sure Thing - 1985 * * *

This is quite a funny film. John Cusack is very young in it and in a way that makes him more appealing although I liked him a lot in '1408' and that was only recently really ( well the last ten years or so).

Walter is a young high school student who goes to visit his friend in California in the winter holidays on account of there being a hot woman (the sure thing) waiting for him. He had not counted on being stuck with the uninteresting, conservative and swotty Allison who is also heading out to California to see her boyfriend. As you can imagine the typical storyline goes ahead and the two end up falling for each other ( well come on I'm not spoiling it, it's obvious.) This pattern seems to be repeated constantly throughout films nowadays and I guess this must have been one of the first 'rom-com' films where this whole 'swotty girl falls for jocky guy' ( think 'She's All That' 2001 for a later re-doing or 'Never Been Kissed' ) situation has taken place.

All in all it was a funny film, and not too hard going so watch if you aren't looking for something with a lot of meaning ( you hardly find any in romantic comedies anyway.)