The Worst Film Ever

Instant Favorite.

i must have seen a different film!!

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Thirteen is the story of two (you guessed it) thirteen year old girls, growing up in Los Angeles. One (Tracey) is growing up 'the right way,' i.e. she studies hard and is generally nice, whereas the other (Evie) is too mature for her own good, engaging in all sorts of illegal vices. However, she's also thought of as both 'popular' and 'cool.' Therefore Tracey is drawn into her world and things start to spiral out of control from there.You can probably guess what out of control thirteen year old girls get up to when they're left to their own devices, so I won't dwell on that. Instead, I'll mention some of the criticism the film got, namely that too much happens too quickly. That may be true. In real life perhaps all these tragic events wouldn't happen all at once and to only one person (think 'Kidulthood'), but this is a story after all and it would probably be a lot less interesting if the worst thing that happened to Tracey was that her god ate her homework. Secondly, people have said it exploits the underage female actresses. They may have a point on that one, but then so to the filmmakers, who aren't afraid of shying away from what kids actually get up to.Thirteen is pretty hard-hitting. It's one of those films that's about kids, but you certainly wouldn't want to let your kids watch.If it teaches us one depressing lesson, it's that people who appear nice are usually not. I found this the most realistic part of the whole film. Evie is - on the surface - lovely. She's polite to adults, always has the right answer for everything and isn't afraid at lying and dropping someone else in the brown stuff to cover her own despicable actions. Unfortunately, I have met a fair few people like that in life. They're poison and they need pointing out so others don't fall for their act.Don't expect all sweetness and hugs from these girls. It's pretty powerful stuff and you have to be in the right mood to watch a film like this.I'm just glad I was playing on my Megadrive at thirteen and not on the streets of L.A.

I have loved this movie since it came out in 2003. It is well written, well, acted, and is realistic about subjects most people ignore.Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood) is an average, well-behaved 13 year old entering middle school. While she struggles at home with her recovering alcoholic mother Mel (Holly Hunter), Tracy's main concern is to be liked by the popular girls. Evie Zamora (Nikki Reed) is the queen bee, and after she teases Tracy about her clothes, Tracy steals a wallet to impress her and they quickly become best friends. Evie is a deeply troubled girl who lies, steals, wears provocative clothing, has promiscuous sex, does drugs, and is abused and neglected by her guardians. As Tracy becomes more and more like Evie, engaging in similar bad behavior, her permissive mother totally loses control over her. Tracy is further agitated by her deadbeat dad and Mel's recovering addict boyfriend. Evie and Tracy are inseparable in their dysfunction, and when Evie is away Tracy often cuts herself. Tracy continues to spiral out of control with Mel watching helplessly, and Evie holding her hand through the entire thing.This movie is good, but sometimes hard to watch. I find it very different from other movies because there are no character you ALWAYS sympathize with. You sometimes feel bad for and sometimes can't stand all of the three main characters. They are well-rounded and realistic. It saddens me that people often misinterpret the actions of the girls, who clearly have some traumatic pasts and inadequate parenting, as just "sluts" or that they "just need an ass whooping." It's very clear to see the pain, childishness, and desperate need for guidance in these kids if you pay attention. A must watch for anyone that lives or works with teenagers.

I've seen this movie twice. It's one of those films that's very entertaining, but not for its intended reasons. It's one of these teen "awareness" movies that tries to scare parents into getting irrational ideas about their own children. However, it fails miserably on account of the story and the characters being completely unrealistic.The story goes that there's a thirteen-year-old girl who does well in school and apparently has a good, moral upbringing despite her family being comically dysfunctional even from the beginning. However, she meets another seventh grader who happens to be the exact representation of what parents don't want their daughters to become. She falls into peer pressure (of course) and starts shoplifting, cursing (oh my), and of course doing drugs. Yes, it's quite cliché when it comes to her downfall. The interesting part comes while she's in this stage, which is when the comedy really begins. I think a huge problem is that it seems very implausible for a seventh grader to be doing most of what she does in this movie. I won't even bother listing everything, but I'll just say it would have been a completely different experience if the girls were maybe, 16.I mentioned the dysfunctional family, which is really an understatement. The girl's mother is possibly the worst mother I've ever seen, and the entire family is really just completely insane it seems. The family is another huge blow the film's realism. It actually reminded me a bit of Visitor Q, hence the title. It's definitely a major exaggeration, but the fact that this would even bring that movie to my mind shows what I'm talking about.Still though, it's entertaining to watch just because of how ridiculous everything is. There's certainly nothing to get out of its message, but watching the family deal with all this stuff at once is mildly entertaining. I'd recommend watching it as a comedy-drama. But actually, Visitor Q is probably even better for that, so just see that instead.

I don't know why this movie has gotten so many positive reviews. Thank God I didn't pay to watch it. I found a DVD in a hotel room, and, since there was nothing better to do at the time, decided to watch it. It's not very good to say the least. In fact, one of the worst teen movies I have seen -- and I've seen PLENTY. THE PLOT:Can be summarized in one sentence: A supposedly "good" teen mixes with the "wrong" crowd and gets in trouble. We have seen this before dozens of times, but this has to be the worst attempt at rehashing an already overused storyline. Nothing original here, except - they are trying TOO hard to shock the viewer, but end up with a totally unconvincing, dull and over-acted excuse for a movie. Annoying to some extent, but mostly boring, uncool and predictable. CHARACTERS: Character development is non-existent. You know nothing about these people, except that they're trailer trash. The lead actress is obnoxious. You can't relate to her, and feel no sympathy for her at any given moment. She has no personality whatsoever. There is no way the "popular girl" (Evie) could pass for a teenager. It was ridiculous to cast her as a 13-year-old. She'll be hard-pressed to pass for an 18-year-old, let alone 13. The acting is not great. The characters are one-dimensional, and many of them are trying too hard (over-acting). THE MESSAGE: I'm not sure I understand the point of this movie. What is the message? If I understand correctly, the message is... if you want to fit in with the popular kids, you must:(1) Dress like a cheap prostitute. (2) Sleep with every guy at school + hit on everything that moves (male, female, old, young, ugly... whatever). (3) Pretend to be bisexual. (4) Use drugs. (5) Engage in some form of self-mutilation. (6) Get as many piercings as possible.(7) Steal from your family, friends, shops, etc. (8) Genuinely despise your loved ones. (9) Dispose of your old friends when they no longer benefit you. (10) Have no ambition in life other than partying. TO SUMMARIZE I don't know what could possibly be appealing about movie. It was supposed to be shocking and realistic, but it fails miserably at both. Are they trying to say that this is what a typical teenager is like? Or supposed to be like? Well... I really doubt it. This movie is about retarded inbred underage whores, not typical teenagers. The whole movie is boring, predictable, stupid and badly acted, but the ending takes the biscuit - it's totally incoherent and makes zero sense. I wouldn't watch this crap again; not even if they paid me to.