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If you have ever screwed up a great relationship you will find this film fascinating..William is YOU/and or me....It has a healing effect in letting the viewer know that others have experienced emtional pain and yet lived through it.....EGO (edging good out) is the real villian here..
Too much self absorbtion keeps one from understanding the object of their affection...One has to really admire Ethan Hawke's courage to put his story on the screen..A very thought provoking film, well worth the time spent watching it..

Ethan Hawke is known to the wide audiences as an actor and Uma Thurman's former husband. But Ethan is more than that: he is a writer of the novel and screenplay "The Hottest State" and he is a film director. In this independent film, Hawke tells a (universal) story of the first love. Kind that we feel only when we are young: it is intense, all consuming, irrational and wild. And when it is not returned with the same measure, or worse yet, when it is outright rejected by one of the people in the relationship, it can incapacitate person for a long time. It is at that time of hardship that we turn to people closest to us - our parents - in search of some advice, wisdom and guidance on how to overcome such overbearing emotional chaos. While film touches up life experiences most of us can relate to, I had an eerie feeling that, for Hawke, it is deeply autobiographical and personal account. In some moments, I felt like Hawke was loosing his way of being authentic - he shows two lovers in the hotel room where the girl has a tablecloth on her head, that simulates Spanish headscarf - almost like homage to one of the Picasso's paintings of his first wife Olga. Hawke is also paying homage to 20 years ago old movies like "The Last Picture Show" and "Paris, Texas" both fine movies, but "The Hottest State" just does not meet their intensity. Very fine music in this film, definitely good taste. Lots of potential here, but young Ethan Hawke has lots to learn yet. Let's hope he and Peter Bogdanovich ("The Last Picture Show"'s director) get to know each other well, so Bigdanovich can mentor young Hawke about directing and visual arts (paintings). While Sonia Braga was great, Laura Linney's performance was not up to the level I am used to seeing her at. Ethan Hawke himself also has a small, but powerful role in this movie.

All I got to say about this film is this. Catalina is nude in it and thats all I need to know to view it!

This is one of my favorite movies. The cast is stellar and it has a great soundtrack. Beyond that, it is one of the most "real" love stories I have ever seen in a movie. You can very easily see yourself in the shoes of the characters.