23 years later some observations...
The film is not a bad movie at all. It's not a train wreck film. It's a mediocre movie with a beginning, middle and end with a plot of a small town girl with big dreams who decides against college. It's really a pretty regular film. Despite it being blasted back in the day as a horrible movie it's not.
The directing and cinematography is decent. And Britney Spears's acting is just "okay". She's not a horrible actress. Even though she's not an actress. She can emote a little and she's not unconvincing as her character Lucy.