Dying to be friends
New Best Friend

Stars Mia Kirshner, Meredith Monroe, Dominique Swain. Columbia TriStar. Rated MA. 87 mins.

Reviewer: Ben Caddaye

New Best Friend poses the question “How far would you go to fit in?”

It seems Alicia (Kirshner), an outsider who suddenly finds herself on the cusp of popularity, is prepared to go all the way – and it costs the college student her life.

The film opens with her demise and then follows the local sheriff’s investigation into her death.

It appears that Alicia’s introduction to a new circle of friends has immersed her in a world of sex, drugs and thrills – a superficial world in which she paid the ultimate price for popularity.

New Best Friend is a pretty average teen thriller in the same vein as movies such as Cruel Intentions.

But if you ignore the plot holes and the odd poor performance, the young cast will take you on a moderately entertaining ride, with a few twists along the way.