While I never considered this a classic movie, Coppola does have a knack for spinning a smaller story that is rife with big-issue symbolism - and it works well here.

I've never been a huge fan of Nicholas Cage, but his performance...
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While I never considered this a classic movie, Coppola does have a knack for spinning a smaller story that is rife with big-issue symbolism - and it works well here.

I've never been a huge fan of Nicholas Cage, but his performance here is quite extraordinary, I honestly believe his pain and angst and his dramatic delivery. It is probably most genuine as the youthful version of that character, and the writing seems to be realistic in its assessment of high emotion and the romance of youth. Kathleen Turner is fine but less instrumental to me.

While not a "major" film, it is one that highlights some very telling aspects of relationships and time in human lives.