{Actually, it's 2.5 stars.] The little-seen film is written and directed by newcomer David Goldsmith, who also appears in this film as Jack. He has an imaginary girl friend named Sally, and drives around a car in countryside before he picks up a hitchhiking girl Beth (Rachael Leigh Cook) on the road.Meanwhile, Bugs, a patient at a mental institute, escapes to seek for freedom, and his fantasy woman's name is also Sally. Bugs joins in the ride of Beth and Jack, and while the three people travel on, both males see the image of dream girl in Beth.
The performance of the three main characters are fairly good, especially Rachael Leigh Cook, who exudes her charm naturally, but to be honest, we have seen better examples of acting in the past -- DiCaprio ("Gilbert Grape"), Norton ("The Score"), Ribisi ("The Other Sister") -- and compared with them, it is just OK. Still, if you like Rachael Leigh Cook, the film might be worth your time.
Fine acting aside, I have little to recommend here -- I read that the same location is used as that of "Girl, Interrupted" -- but there is no anthentic feeling attached to the description of the institute of the film. Excuse me for my harsh review, but I don't believe that one doctor, even if he is skilled in his techinique, would work as both psychiatrist and gynaecologist at the same time. But that kind of unbelievable things happen too much, followed by flashy editing and camerawork. In short, there are so many episodes quite impossible, and the film's fantasy/reality idea is hardly convincing.
"Sally" has good ideas; Rachael Leigh Cook in road movie genre is quite welcome, and so is she in an unconventional role. Still, this is not the right way to show her charm.
