Disturbing yet enthralling

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

This film is right out of the box, carried not only by candidly true-to-type female antagonists but by Yonah's continuity and direction, both assisted considerably by Gabriel's fine acting ability.Gabriel plays Jesse to a tee and Yonah and certainly the camera crew respond, but more than that Gabriel's obvious discretion, wit and intelligence add spontaneous mastery and authenticity to a pubescent role and character-type too often stylised, distorted and dismissed as such in contemporary cinema.I left primarily hoping to see a great deal more of this very talented young actor, and on short reflection many more movies like this. The world will be a better place for it.

Not completely awful but really boring. No story, looks like ad lib dialogue, poor casting, filming is terrible, half the time super dark with no reason. It doesn't know where it's going and any direction it chooses, well it doesn't begin. Is this a story about a boy with a fixation on his neighbor, nope, is it a coming of age story, nope, is it a discovery of what it means to be an artist, nope. That sappy piano and ugly music at the end is really over the top, as though they failed throughout and had to somehow try to drive home some emotion. I wish I could find something redeeming but there isn't. It's sort of like high school budget meets every major cliché, but a collection of clichés does not make a film.

I understand that there are many adults who watched this film. Great! I am a 15 year old kid, I had the good fortune of going to the Toronto International Film Festival. And fortunately my whole experience was not entirely tainted by Amy George. Some say that Amy George reminds us of a realistic teenager's life.I don't know, who the hell the directors were, but my 13 year old highlights did not consist of what I just saw. Their lives must have been pretty boring to create this film. It is SO boring! Their film making techniques can not be excused. For god sakes people, they filmed a whole 3 minute long shot of the boy saying what he saw. Film is ALL about visuals. I didn't come to here a 13 year old boy say this: I see a tree, a rock, another rock, etc. FOR 3 FREAKIN MINUTES! It took them 30 seconds to establish that a teacher had a lot of books and was walking through a hallway... doing nothing but making sure they didn't fall. I was praying that the shot would end, but it never did.MY GOD this movie doesn't even have a plot: Boy has photography assignment, boy wastes his hippie parent's money, boy attempts to be artist, boy talks too much, boy gets F because he handed in porn to his teacher, boy masturbates in washroom. What is that? Did he develop? Did he grow? Was there even a CLIMAX?! NO! These boys (director) wasted 2 hours of my life and one ticket from tiff... I could have watched Moneyball for god sakes! I am not a mainstream fan, I love artsy movies. THIS is a sorry excuse for an artsy movie!

I had the good fortune of seeing Amy George at the Brooklyn Film Festival. The film somehow manages to be both an accurate portrayal of Toronto (a city I've had the good fortune to spend time exploring) and teen-hood (a phase of life I had the mixed fortune of experiencing).It's a beautifully shot film that (unlike many teen-focused films) resists going over the top, relying on the strong performances of their teen leads and strong script.Overall, Amy George both stayed true to my memories of my time as a teenager, while reminding me of how complicated, difficult and touching that phase of life can be. I was surprised to find a film that achieve both of those goals and recommend Amy George highly.