Rating of
4/4
A realistic and wonderful teen movie
Andulamb - wrote on 10/02/20
This is a beautiful film that gets a lot of things right: the teenage boy who bickers with his nagging mother just like real teenagers do; the cancer-stricken girl who prefers to keep her disease a secret; the teenage awkwardness and self absorption. There are some clichés to be found, but many common ones are avoided. For example: there's the obligatory hot girl, but she's not a bitch and the main character doesn't pursue her; there's the geeky guy, but he's not bullied -- in fact, one of his chief flaws is that he tries so hard to escape notice that he has neither friends nor enemies. You will see characters and situations in this film that you haven't seen before, and in these days of lazy sequels and remakes that's a rare and welcome treat.
