On Jeff Weiss’ 'Waiting for Britney Spears'

My favorite Britney Spears music video is “Sometimes.” Dressed in an all-white turtleneck and cargo pants on a picturesque boardwalk, Britney dances through somewhat stilted choreography to deliver doll-like advertisements — “Sometimes I run, sometimes I cry.” Bells twinkle in the background as she sings of her devotion. “All I really want is to hold you tight!” Her dancers form a heart, Britney in the middle. She blesses the viewer with forlorn, pleading eyes. She’s the picture-perfect image of American innocence — a girl on the television, yearning just for you! (The song also rocks).