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Veronique R It feels so outdated and awkward at many occassions. I watched it, holding my beath and feeling totally fascinated. I was born only a few years after this movie was made. Glad my mother didnt ask a doctor to check my vagin* after a date with a boy. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review Lanfranco C A great soundtrack, but the movie comes from an other time. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/07/24 Full Review David S For a movie made in 1959 it was very candid on subjects not spoken of at by this generation. Quite entertaining. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/03/23 Full Review David K This is one from the sly wit category. It comes across as a soap opera but the lines are actually funny. Take for instance Sandra Dee looking deeply into Troy Donahue's eyes and saying something like "Have you been bad with any girls since I last saw you?" Let's give Delmer Daves some credit here. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/23 Full Review Douglas G You don't need to watch the movie; just play the theme version on YOUTUBE with the scenes of Sandra Dee looking doe eyed at Jonny. Not the greatest actress who ever lived, but the visuals of her eyes and smiles are enough. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Peyton Place on an island! Maine on the California coast! Sandra Dee looks about 14 years old through the whole movie; she's so obviously Jail Bait that the movie almost qualifies as Kiddie p*rn, especially a super-creepy scene where she lies next to Daddy. Gotta love the way her 'do looks the morning after she almost drowned in a boat capsizing, though! Troy Donahue's portrayal of Johnny, the teen hunk with a case of the blue balls, is riddled with "I'm tired of waiting" cliches. The kids profess love for each other but all they have going for them are good skin [no acne!] and well-off parents. Trite "Love Will Conquer All" ending; we all know it didn't go this easily for the average teen couple "in trouble" in 1959. The movie tries to be "daring" but it wimps out as there's no resolution. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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