First, this film is slow. They don't make movies like this anymore but if you like slow story telling, you might like it. I didn't. (SPOILER), this move doesn't have a happy ending and that's what I really didn't like about it. I like happy endings. I just do. Still, even though I saw this in my teens, and I watched it cause I caught a clip with nudity, I was a little curious and I stuck with it and it stuck with me, enough for me to write this bad review 20 years later.
Some of the boys are mean, and while that might be accurate for boys at school (in fact, I know it is), it seemed a bit over the top to me. More cruel than necessary. Beyond that, the ending was unpleasant.
It's strange to me to read all the positive reviews of this. I didn't enjoy it, nor did I find the "artistic" side of it made up for the unpleasantness or the slow pace. Others are welcome to disagree, but this isn't a film I'd recommend.
Some of the boys are mean, and while that might be accurate for boys at school (in fact, I know it is), it seemed a bit over the top to me. More cruel than necessary. Beyond that, the ending was unpleasant.
It's strange to me to read all the positive reviews of this. I didn't enjoy it, nor did I find the "artistic" side of it made up for the unpleasantness or the slow pace. Others are welcome to disagree, but this isn't a film I'd recommend.