_**The summer following high school in Seattle during the late 80s**_ Ione Skye portrays Diane, a girl who doesn’t quite fit in with the “preppy” crowd and finds herself blossoming after graduation when she begins seeing Lloyd Dobler, played by John Cusack. Diane has been awarded a scholarship to an elite college in England, but her father, portrayed by John Mahoney, worries that a young man whose passion is kickb…

I honestly can’t understand why this film only has a user rating slightly above 70%—perhaps people don't expect an earnest romance to be as captivating, stimulating, clever, suspenseful, or full of action as some other directors’ acclaimed works. However, I have to say that this movie is rapidly moving up my list of all-time favorites, not just romantic movies either. Usually, I avoid romances because even though …