Based on the bestselling book by Iben Akerlie (That I have also read myself), I think this is a nice improvement of this adaptation. It was very similar to the book, and now when I think of it, the plot got some problems, the movie did also have some problems, but this was mostly a good movie, about to be yourself and what is right, and what is easy. When this movie was played by 90 percent children, you can expect everything. Now I will tell you my overall thoughts of the acting, and the movie, too. Amanda is the main character. She is a gentle, nice girl that try to be nice to everyone, but is struggling with what is the right thing to do and how she should be. She was best played in the movie, with emotions and engagement. Her friend, Sari, was good, even if she was more of less important character. The Down syndrome kid, Lars, was played in a similarly good way as Amanda, but the rest of the actors were decent, and I would say the grown-ups did play weaker than the children, what was surprising. About the movie. Good plot, it started out a little slow, started like nothing didn't really mattered, but when the problems started everything got more interesting. Some ways of acting of the actors did annoy me, though, like when they were for example throwing snowballs, that looked fake. Or when they were doing something, and got the answer right on the place, something that just wasn't realistic. When the children had problems, the grown-ups didn't help much, what was also not realistic, especially in a Norwegian school, when grown-ups often fast investigate, something that just felt weird. But the movie was still funny, did have a good message, and leaved with something we can think of. Is this a movie worth watching? Yes, if you are watching without reading the book or not, it is still a fun experience. It did have some incomplete materials, something they could work on, so for me, it was perfectly ok.
