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  Review by LetMeExplain ★★★★ 9

  The scene between Stevie and Ray

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  Review by Lucy ★★ 91

  “you’re just a little fucking kid”

  i’ve been avoiding reviewing this for days. don’t get me wrong, at first i was enjoying this on the surface, but underneath, i found it dry and lifeless. the only source of true energy is what the kids bring to the table and the natural chemistry they bounce around during a scene. otherwise, it fell completely flat. the throwback style of the grainy and colorless variety gets old fast. the plot is non-existent and the dialogue mostly made me wince

  but the ugliest part is how it lacks direction after the first few scenes try to entice: what clearly tries to be an honest portrayal of a young boy (that shows only truth, free…

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  Review by Sarah🐉 ★★★½ 23

  “A24 says it’s my turn to use the f slur”
  - Jonah Hill

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  Review by Mari ★★★★½ 2

  this is now required viewing as part of the zumiez employee training

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  Review by Laura ★★★★ 16

  every time i watch this i fall in love with fourth grade.. just want to hang out with him & his gecko and encourage him to make his strong baby film 😔

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  Review by james💫 ★★★ 7

  There’s a character named Fuckshit

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  Review by alan ★★★★½ 3

  Fuck Off Mom I'm 12 Now!: the movie

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  Review by jcub ★★★ 27

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  the scene where the girl takes stevie into the bedroom and basically r*pes him reminded me a lot of the scene in eighth grade where riley tries to get kayla to hook up with him in the back of his car..... only difference was everyone in the audience literally cheered when stevie left the bedroom in mid90s whereas everyone breathed a sigh of relief when kayla stood up for herself in eighth grade. i don’t know what the point of this was but i just wanted to put that out there!

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  Review by davidehrlich ★★★ 54

  Jonah Hill WOULD.

  i feel like if i saw this blind and without any credits, there's a decent chance i still could have guessed it was a Jonah Hill joint.

  this thing is barely a movie, Lucas Hedges' character is badly mishandled, and the flimsy narrative has a very fraught relationship with the notion of basic conflict (it avoids it like the plague, then piles it on all at once in a panic to bring the "story" to a head and resolve it), but the kids are great, and i believed the bond that keeps them together.

  still, it's funny how both this and (the superior) SKATE KITCHEN are so afraid of plot, and yet seemingly powerless to keep one at bay. also, neither movie features Lady Gaga singing "Shallow" at the top of her longs, so they can both burn in hell for all i care.

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  Review by Sean Baker 36

  Ok.. so this is one of those films that evaded me up until now. I missed it during the regular run in Vancouver so I thought I would have to settle with a screener. I threw the screener in to the DVD player and watched the first 3 minutes. I could tell this was a film to be seen on the big screen . I noticed that the Rio Theatre in Vancouver was having a one-off screening and bought my tix. Glad I did.

  Hill made a solid film. The film has a lot of heart and I enjoyed the ride.
  Great cinematography by Christopher Blauvelt. The Super 16 looks fantastic.

  And I really liked Na-kel Smith who plays Ray in the film.

  Screened at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver

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  Review by Cameron Kanachki ★★★ 2

  It’s deeply flawed, but it’s saved by the performances, cinematography & music.

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  Review by Ellie ✨ ★ 9

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  katherine waterson, looking at the boys who almost killed her son: aw, it's so cute that they care enough to sleep outside his hospital room :') almost as if they're the ones who put him there