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28 from Glasgow, love films - so you'll probably only ever see me write about them lol
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When Sam Merric becomes tired of being bullied by school bully George, he employs the help of his older brother Rocky and best friend Marty to teach George a lesson. As the group head out to the river to go rafting, they plan to play a cruel prank on George that will teach him the error of his ways. However, when it becomes clear that George has frustrations that stem from his learning disabilities, they rethink the plan. But as George continues to goad the kids, events take a turn for the worse and he finds himself in terrible danger.
The group find themselves facing various dilemma's during the film. Sam wants his tormentor to stop, but he doesn't want to hurt George because his girlfriend Millie has begged him not to. Rocky wants to protect his younger brother but when he realises how angry at the world Marty is he knows that this could just go too far. In the end, each of the characters have to face up to the consequences of their own actions.
Its Scott Mechlowicz who has the meatiest role. Scarred by his abusive father's suicide, and abused by his older brother, his character is one full of fury and rage. Mechlowicz is superb playing the angry teen full of angst and bitterness. Josh Peck as George is a little wooden, he seems a bit out of his depth as the bully who keeps venting his frustrations on the younger and smaller kids in his school. Rory Culkin is effective, but has little to do considering its he that ties all of the other character's together. Carly Shroeder is brilliant though, worldlywise beyond her years, and the obvious conscience of the group.
Jacob Aaron Estes weaves a simple, yet complicated story of a group of youngsters being torn between doing the right thing but not being responsible enough to make that choice. He does a great job of creating sympathy's that shift between each of the characters. Where you at once sympathise with George, the next moment you are willing them to extract the cruel revenge that they seem so keen to give to him. Its well enough acted by most of the lead actors, and the direction is gorgeous. But at the end of it all, the film seems a tad empty, and nobody seems to have learned anything from the experience.
The DVD is wasted, as there are very few extra's, but the film itself is worth a watch.
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Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
Advantages: a good film about teenagers, gripping story line, interesting characters Disadvantages: front cover of the dvd makes it look like a horror film which it's really not
musebaby90 09.02.2008 (11.02.2008)
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