I must say it was such a relief to see a movie about teenagers where the
actors are REALLY TEENAGERS! Allison Mack stars as 'Nik Faulkner',
you'll recognize her from 'Smallville', and she was only 18 when she
made this film, and it shows- in a good way. She looks 15 and even has a
little layer of baby fat that she's since shed for Smallville, but she's
ADORABLE. Even though it's a completely different genre, I liked this as
much as 'Smallville'; the side-characters of Babyface and Mouse are
realistic and funny and even kind of moving. The adults are good too but
they didn't really have much to do, as it's told from the kids point of
view. What's nice is that it's a film about loners and the gulf between
children and their parents, but there's no bitter irony or bad attitudes
present. These kids are deep and trying to become better people which is
something not seen in too many films for and about kids.
I loved it!
