I'm only writing this review because the lack of compassion of some of these reviewers baffles me.
They didn't make this film about a 16 year old, they made it about a 13 year old! I watched this and found it unrealistic too if I compare it to the way I and a lot of my friends were at this age. People are all different, though, and, believe it or not, there are people out there that would easily have crumbled the same way the main character did, under similar circumstances, at age 13. Anyone who deems this 'unrealistic' simply lacks understanding of people. For us Brits, this film is undeniably going to be a source of black comedy: 'I couldn't get the cap off'. Have we forgotten, though, even black comedy has a very real message?
Whether the film is unrealistic or not is debatable, but why are so many people missing the point here? The purpose of this film was not to entertain but to inform, make aware, and share a story. Yes, the acting could be better, but it wasn't that bad, and the script is quite good, baring in mind it's younger audience. The message is delivered well, and this is a gem amongst the usual crap spewed out by abc and its parent company Disney.
This is one film every teenager with access to the internet should watch.
They didn't make this film about a 16 year old, they made it about a 13 year old! I watched this and found it unrealistic too if I compare it to the way I and a lot of my friends were at this age. People are all different, though, and, believe it or not, there are people out there that would easily have crumbled the same way the main character did, under similar circumstances, at age 13. Anyone who deems this 'unrealistic' simply lacks understanding of people. For us Brits, this film is undeniably going to be a source of black comedy: 'I couldn't get the cap off'. Have we forgotten, though, even black comedy has a very real message?
Whether the film is unrealistic or not is debatable, but why are so many people missing the point here? The purpose of this film was not to entertain but to inform, make aware, and share a story. Yes, the acting could be better, but it wasn't that bad, and the script is quite good, baring in mind it's younger audience. The message is delivered well, and this is a gem amongst the usual crap spewed out by abc and its parent company Disney.
This is one film every teenager with access to the internet should watch.