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By Jami Bernard (708) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 01 May 2003

Searching for a documentary feel, the camera here is so shaky that you cling to the arms of your chair lest you pitch into the next row…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Ebert & Roeper (629) on 27 Apr 2003

[A]n unrelenting and insightful look at some deeply disturbed young people and their dedicated but frustrated counselor…

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By Bill Pearis (55) for Citysearch (305) on 23 Apr 2003

Presents a realistic portrayal of the kids' complicated and confounding mental illness…

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By Laura Sinagra (110) for Village Voice (8,525) on 21 Apr 2003

Often the script (co-written by Michael Bacall, who plays sardonic bipolar rich kid Chad) rings clear with mouths-of-babes declamations that…

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By Jon Popick (633) for Planet Sick-Boy (616) on 07 Feb 2003

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is terrific as the lead in this raw, indie, Gen X version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 18 Sep 2002

There are several disturbing twists and turns as the film progresses, but it sometimes feels like a checklist of teen issues, not truthful…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 17 Sep 2002

I couldn't detect a single false moment in the entire movie…

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By Eugene Novikov (936) for Film Blather (908) on 31 May 2002

Avoids the common pitfalls of the genre, instead giving us an intense character study supplemented by a supporting cast of characters, not…

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By Annlee Ellingson (847) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 10 Jan 2002

Gordon-Levitt, Deschanel and Cody Lightning ... should be commended for matching acting veteran Cheadle's gravity in their roles…

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