This is How Movies Should Be Made

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This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

Since the beginning I feared that the screenplay had made Hal win the debate competition. But fortunately this is not a main stream silly movie: a stutterer cannot even be recruited for a debate team, thus Hal is out of the competition. Being out is fine, according to Ben. (BTW, I completely agree. I am not a competitor nor a supporter of some team)A possible answer is that non any question has an answer. Not any question makes sense. Acting and directing was fine, the script was even better. At the moment it's the only US high school movie where people are not bullied, there is no metal detector at the entrance and girls are not mean men eaters or silly cheerleaders.As a teacher I am glad that this movie deals with 'normal' teens even if when I was as old as Hal I was totally unaware of all the stuff he cares about!8/10

The "coming of age" is in quotes because its not in your face. In fact, it is so subtle that people complain that the ending is weak. I just now finished watching the ending for the second and I have to say that it is perfect. The first time around, I watched it thinking its just another teen comedy. Hence, I was just waiting for run-of-the-mill stuff to kick-in. It never did. Just watch it keenly and not hope for a Hollywood ending and you will see what I mean. The rest of the movie is also very good. I did get a little impatient with Hal's stutter but I am glad I stayed with it. The acting is top notch. Anna and Recce stand out. Hope to see a lot more of them in near future.

Yet another teenage movie. Could be fun, but not much expected. This is the thought I had before getting started. Well, boy I am glad I was wrong! This film is really a joy to watch, and you can feel the passion of people working on it throughout the whole run. Well done! The story is great written, about finding its own way in life, its own identity and its own values. All characters are interesting and very real. It is surprisingly refreshing how the story manage to avoid cliché and send a true message. The acting of main character is great, I really like this boy! Who is it? Well done mister. Great film, increasingly enjoyable to watch till end.

Te acting is good i have to say... But my god, it is slow, and the script is so pretentious. And too too too much of the kid's speech problem come on. It made me want to slap him like 20 times!! Anyway what sort of film is it? It's pushing too much the witty comedy genre in vogue. Tired of this kind of stuff. Please make intelligent comedies but because they are intelligent. It seems that the point of this was to prove how many fancy words they can write. It is like the characters of Dawson's creek. Mixed with the wonder years, the girl name is even Ginny like Winnie. And what about the stereotypes like the funny intrusive Asian people and the pervert Indian.