Boys And Girls

By EWAN McDONALD

(Herald rating: * * )

A boy and a girl meet when they are about 12 and carry on a love-hate relationship for the next 10 years until they finally sleep with each other. They're in love but a chill forms between them, and she doesn't understand why.

This is a nice little movie about awfully nice people like Ryan (Freddie Prinze jun), Jennifer (Claire Forlani), his best friend (Jason Biggs), hers (Amanda Detmer) and Ryan's occasional girlfriend (Heather Donahue, survivor of the Blair Witch). It is harmless, gentle ... and interminable.

Running time: 100 mins
Rental: Now