I really wanted to like this film, and I do think it is ambitious, in that it portrays an aspect of teen sexuality often left in the closet, so to speak. But this film really lacked energy. A lot of the dialogue was terribly hackneyed. There is no real investigation of the relationship betw. the main boy and his parents, which I would have loved to see. The acting is mostly flat, though the girl who plays the main boy's best friend has some great moments. I feel like this film is being overrated bec. people are (as they should be) sympathetic to the subject matter. But as a film about teenagers, there is something lacking. A sense of humor, mainly.
