All I Want (film)
- Elijah Wood: Jones
- Franka Potente: Jane
- Mandy Moore: Lisa
- Chris Martin: Steve
- Deborah Harry: Ma Mabley
- Elizabeth Perkins: Blanche
- Aaron Pearl: Brad
- Andrew Jackson: Guy
- Malcolm Scott: Randy
- Aloma Wright: Alicia
All I Want ( Original title: Try Seventeen ) is an American comedy film from the year 2002 was directed by Jeffrey Porter and written by Charles Kephart. . The film stars Elijah Wood and Franka Potente.
Action
The 17 -year-old Jones will begin his college studies. He learns the older by a few years neighbor Jane know. She is a photographer, her roommate Lisa dreams of a career as an actress. Jones goes out one day with Jane, they visit a horse race. Jane rejects a relationship between Jones and Jane a friendship develops.
Jones writes letters to his father, whom he never met. Since he does not know his address, he sends the letters not expire.
After a car accident, Jane arrives at the hospital, Jones visited. A former friend of Jane, who lives over 3,000 miles away, appears. Jane decides later to move in with her boyfriend. Because it can control a car with her leg in plaster, Jones drives her. Heading Jane goes in a motel with Jones to bed. Arriving at the goal, Jones beats with Jane's friend, Jane remains the same.
Lisa gets a role and takes off. Jones talks with his mother about the father. Then he gets rid of the memorabilia of the father, including the typewriter on which he wrote the letters. He drives off, the move gives his bike up the ghost. A car stops, sitting in the car Jane. Jones gets in, Jane kisses him.
Background
Had its premiere the film on 10 September 2002 at the Toronto International Film Festival. On January 12, 2003, a performance followed at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. German Speaking of the film was released in 2004 on DVD.
Reviews
The lexicon of the International film described the film as entertaining coming-of- age comedy of the gentle kind, the irresponsibility and selfishness are discussed and shown how they can be finally overcome.
Christopher Null gave the film before filmcritic.com on the lack of maturity ( immaturity ) of the script. Some elements of the stillborn plot were taken from the other films, the jokes were bad.
Shlomo Schwartzberg wrote on boxoffice.com, the film was another tiring film about growing up. He criticized the appearance of Elijah Wood, praising the representation of Franka Potente.