NEW YORK -- A teenage road movie dressed in Goth clothing, Todd Stephens' follow-up to his acclaimed gay-themed drama "Edge of Seventeen" is mainly notable as a showcase for the talents of its star, Sara Rue, whose current ABC sitcom, "Less Than Perfect," no doubt facilitated this long-delayed release. Playing a 25-year-old, overweight, Goth-styled, Stevie Nicks fanatic named Gypsy, Rue demonstrates a vivid warmth and appeal that promises a bright career. While Clive seems an all-too-familiar archetype, the emotionally volatile but highly vulnerable Gypsy, still wounded from the abandonment years earlier by her mother, is a memorably vivid creation, and Rue plays her with just the right combination of sweetness, sexuality and sass.

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