Matt “Mattio” Nulty

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An authentic, period-specific film about the struggles many teens go through when navigating through adolescence. Each of the core characters depicted is shown to be dealing with their own personal struggles and social issues -- be it trying to find friendship and acceptance, pursue their passions, or numb themselves to their own harsh realities. The main character Stevie (Sunburn) played his role exceptionally well. This talented young actor really made me feel what his character was feeling. As we watched his character develop we see him deal with domestic violence, seek acceptance and friendship, deal with peer pressure, and ultimately we see what happens to a lot of youths these days, where he tests his limits a little too far, coupled with poor decision making that ultimately leads to some potentially serious consequences. While this is a coming-of-age film about kids growing up, it is definitely not a film for kids. Although there are some lessons to be learned here, ultimately the consequences of the actions taken seem a little too 'lucky' to me -- SPOILERS AHEAD -- any of those kids could have died near the end, and definitely at least one of them should have ended up in a juvenile detention centre. Directing: 9.5/10 Production, costumes, set etc.: 10/10 Acting: 10/10 Story-line/plot: 8/10 94% Score