Review of Short Term 12 (2013) by Jamie G — 29 Apr 2015

Short Term 12 is a movie about people who are good at what they do, and it demonstrates the competence and passion of its heroes rather than simply branding them with these qualities. Everything that you come to feel for Grace and Mason, both as professionals at a center for at-risk teens and as a couple in their private lives, is earned honestly.

This is a passionate and human film that should make one eagerly anticipate the next project of its writer/director, Destin Daniel Cretton.