Review of Mean Creek (2004) by Michael O — 12 Apr 2008
Directorial debut by Jacob Aaron Estes, Mean Creek is a very raw and moral driven film. When an overweight, emotionally troubled George (Josh Peck) beats up a smaller kid named Sam (Rory Culkin) one time too many, his older brother Rocky (Trevor Morgan) and Rocky's wrong-side-of-the-tracks pal (Scott Mechlowicz) decide to teach George a lesson.
Along with their friend Clyde (Ryan Kelley)--who was once the brunt of George's violence himself--they bring George on a boat trip with a cruel prank in mind. Sam brings his love interest, Milly (Carly Schroeder), who tries to stop the plan when she decides George is a nice guy after all.
In the end the film ends in a sadden tragedy but it's the after math that really connects the elements of this film. Ultimately Mean Creek wasn't an amazing film by any means, but it's acting had the most powerful movement to make this film worth watching.
The writing and plot development railed closely to Steven King's "Stand by Me". In the end I felt this film tried to come off (almost over the top) reflecting too much of the teen life. Overall I would suggest this film as a good view but nothing really to drop everything to catch.
This review of Mean Creek (2004) was written by Michael O on 12 Apr 2008.
Mean Creek has generally received positive reviews.
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