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By Lu A (101) on 20 Dec 2008

I like that this stayed very close to the novel..like so close..but this novel and movie can be very polarizing in its views..i know what its…

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By Andrea L (221) on 20 Dec 2008

Man, this film is breathtaking and makes you cover your eyes out of embarrassment half the time…

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By Morten Ø (38) on 20 Dec 2008

I like this movie. It takes puberty serious and the tragic-comic feel it has to it really works well overall…

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By Tommy N (55) on 18 Dec 2008

Alan Ball tackles a difficult subject with welcome honesty, and is accompanied by brave performances from Summer Bishil and Aaron Eckhart…

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By Lars N (44) on 18 Dec 2008

Skaemende, sjov og foelsom film om at opdage sin seksualitet…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Dec 2008

As a director [Ball] amplifies the flaws in his own writing; his supporting characters are too broadly pitched to take seriously, and he tends…

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By Jenn T (562) on 11 Dec 2008

This is a quite disturbing, hard-to-watch film, yet it's definitely worth the time spent…

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By Chad S (385) on 05 Dec 2008

Great story and good acting. But I thought it could have been filmed better…

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By Andy Klein (675) for Los Angeles CityBeat (424) on 12 Nov 2008

Ball drops the poisonous little voodoo dolls he mistakes for characters into a…

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By Neil P (248) on 12 Nov 2008

I really don't even know what to say about this film…

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By Jonathan F (507) on 12 Nov 2008

Well-acted, but I was a bit puzzled by some of the directorial choices…

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By Rob G (267) on 09 Nov 2008

A little bit slow in the first half, but picks up a lot as the action rises and rises to a very intense climax. Recognizably American beauty…

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By Luke O (46) on 02 Nov 2008

I don't remember the last time I laughed out loud in a cinema. Oh wait - yes I do - it was yesterday morning when I saw this movie…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 31 Oct 2008

The movie puts Jasira -- and the audience -- through the wringer, but it also makes the ride worth it…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 23 Oct 2008

It is certainly possible to make a transgressive movie about children in sexual jeopardy, and to do so in ways that realistically and intelligently…

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By Tony H (377) on 23 Oct 2008

Confronting, disturbing, shocking and honest, yet at the same time a film with a good dose of humour, well-rounded characters and superb acting…

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By Larry T (80) on 20 Oct 2008

Both enjoyable and smart at the same time.Watching Towelhead as a six feet under fan was extra fun .The movie has the sense of humor peculiar…

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By Dion W (14) on 19 Oct 2008

Oddly acted and at times with a distinctly amateur feel, this look at female teenage sexuality still resonates by pulling no punches and leaving…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 17 Oct 2008

Ball knows how to fit his themes in seamlessly, weaving a charming, dark, funny, thoroughly entertaining parody of Americana…

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By David Fear (910) for Time Out Sydney (74) on 16 Oct 2008

It makes sense that the scenes are pitched between icky and titillating, but the lack of delicacy reduces everything to stock sordidness…

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