Britney Spears does a perfectly adequate job in her debut feature film, Crossroads. Spears seems comfortable in front of the camera, which is no small feat given the material she has to work with. The movie is dreadful.

No worse than Ali McGraw, Madonna, Mariah Carey and many other inexplicable actresses, Spears stars here in the story of three friends who travel from their home in Georgia to California. She plays Lucy, the goody-goody of the trio; Zoe Saldana is her high attitude, over-achiever friend; Taryn Manning -- the best thing in the movie -- is pregnant and toughing it out.
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One reason to see Crossroads -- Britney Spears. Another reason to steer clear of Crossroads -- Britney Spears.

It's clear that being the reigning queen of pop affords Spears the luxury to indulge in pretty much whatever she pleases. Like Madonna, the Spice Girls, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey before her, the 21-year-old Spears does enough acting in her videos and live shows to warrant that next step: A foray into the thespian world.
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