Beautiful Girls

A solid romantic comedy, with Natalie playing one of its beautiful girls, a sweetly precocious almost-teen. She develops a crush on the main character, which is handled in a realistic and intelligent manner.

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Starring:  Natalie Portman [bio]  (13 years)
Actress Score: 
3.0 / 5
(3.0)
Movie Score: 
3.0 / 5
(3.0)
Screen Time:  medium
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Tommy Rowland heads back home to a quiet suburb for his 10-year high school reunion. He also has to make up his mind about his girlfriend, as do all the high school buddies of his that he meets. This is a solid date movie, but without severely succumbing to any of the pitfalls of the genre. The cast is strong, and characters largely convincing and interesting.
Screenshot Marty and Tommy
Natalie is one of the beautiful girls of the story. Her character Marty is a precocious, intelligent and outgoing girl who doesn't hesitate to subtly hit on Tommy from the start, despite the age difference. The relationship comes across realistic, the kind of crush that early teen girls sometimes have for older men. The role suits Natalie, who also was an intelligent and perhaps precocious girl, and her performance is widely praised in reviews. Natalie's screen time is under ten minutes, but the role is nonetheless one of the more important ones in the movie.
If you want to watch one early Natalie movie in addition to obligatory Léon, pick this one.

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