| Kids--Sad, Scary, Funny and Real |
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| written by talltale |
October 22, 2006 - 9:12 AM PDT |
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4 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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| A great movie about kids, though not a children's film, TWELVE AND HOLDING (directed by Michael Cuesta and written by Anthony Cipriano) is so much stronger than I expected that I may be overrating it. But I'd not have missed it for the world. The theme here is children growing up too fast and making wrong choices (some reparable, others not) without the necessary adult supervision. While the parents must shoulder responsibility, this is no "blame the stupid adults" kind of movie. The kids try and sometimes do take responsibility, and here is where the film really shines, leaving its characters--and we viewers--utterly chastened. The kids here prove wonderful actors, and so do the adults--especially Jeremy Renner as a trouble young man who's the inappropriate object of one child's affection. They shower awards for work this good---but only if the film is a hit, which "Twelve and Holding," unfortunately, was not. Don't use that as an excuse for not giving it a much-deserved watch. |
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