Not sappy enough to deserve less than "8" for the good parts **POSSIBLE SPOILER INFORMATION**
I couldn't believe it when I saw a 6 something for this movie! Ok, so there are some sappy parts (mostly involving Fred Savage) and Mindy Cohn REALLY got on my nerves, the the genuine sense of love you can feel coming from the other actors more than garners the movie at least an "8". Being of that persuasion, I was POSITIVE Eric really could fly from the start, but at that moment, when the took the plunge, my heart went with them, and when Eric knew he had to go or be studied to death, I think my heart broke for both of them.