This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The In Crowd (2000): Dir: Mary Lambert / Cast: Lori Heuring, Susan Ward, Matthew Settle, Tess Harper, Kim Murphy: Recycled material about the avoidance or temptation that comes with the stray path. It opens in an institution where teen Lori Heuring is released into society. Her doctor sets her up in a job at a golf resort where she meets Susan Ward, the popular girl. As predicted a rivalry begins but every is borrowed from other films. It never addresses issues regarding rehabilitation but instead settles for tired thriller clichés that are less than thrilling. Mary Lambert directs with skill but she deserves material with conviction instead of formula elements. Heuring and Ward play roles of little development or care. They will start out as friends before one attempts to screw over the other. The payoff is supposedly a violent showdown of idiotic proportions. Matthew Settle plays the guy whom both girls are interested for whatever reason. He plays the typical slasher film boyfriend baring no personality. Tess Harper also makes an appearance but who really cares. These characters are lined up for no other reason than to get killed with us apparently suppose to be entertained. The rehabilitation theme is bypassed for peep show nudity and violence in its most glorifying. Perhaps the new in-crowd will consist of people who have seen this tragic exercise and need rehabilitation. Score: 2 / 10

That is THE IN CROWD. The film follows a released mental patient Adrien Williams working at a country club only to be sucked in a world of sex, drinking and murder after becoming friends with the glamorous Britnay Foster. At first everything seems like a dream come true until Adrien begins to see that all that glitters isn't gold. The film was extremely entertaining and had a really great climax scene...with a traditional fun cat fight!Lori Heauring and Susan Ward bring great performances. Nathan Bexton does good too. If your looking for Rippled hunks, Babes, sex and murder than this is the film for you! Its a fun teen thriller, with some sexy undertones.

Surf, sand, sex and MURDER! Welcome to an exclusive country club where the kids play to the brink of dawn, but an outsider turns their luxuary life inside out. And then all of a sudden some pesky "accidents" and mysterious killings start bothering the club too.Trash, trash, and more trash. Despite a PG-13 rating, this film pushes the rating as far as it can possibly go. You're not watching this kind of film expecting Hamlet or anything. It's filled with sexy bodies doing sexy things and for that this film is a total success. Susan Ward is an absolute delight in her role and steals every scene she is in. And director Mary Lambert plays up to the trashy aspects of the story perfectly and keeps things moving along quickly and swiftly. A ton of fun.

*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*I saw this one in a nearly empty movie theater. It was me in the third row and two 11 or 12 year old girls three rows behind me. They said "Hey.". I said "Hey" back. We laughed that we were the only ones there and then the movie started. No more laughter.I was kind of hoping for a slightly sleazy thriller. But it was PG-13. I should have known better. So the outsider wants to be an insider with the pretty rich kids. The story was not interesting but the women were hot. I perked up during one scene on a boat when two of the "In Crowd" girls started to make moves on each other. The two little girls behind me started squirming in their seats and were yelling "Gross!". I was howling for more action. Unfortunately the PG-13 got in the way and spoiled the fun. Dang.This movie was all tease. It should have gone straight to cable, not a movie theater. For a late night cable flick, I probably would have watched it until I fell asleep. Instead I snoozed in the movie theater until I was the only one left. zzzzzzzzzz..