The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

first off, the acting is really horrible. the only decent performance is the main couple, but sjeez, where did they pick up the actors?also at times the movie seems like an excuse for a selling soundtrack, which i believe it partly is, too, and that is just unacceptable.on top it might seem like a movie that means well with the kid experiencing his first love and being deeper than everyone else, but the money that's in the producers eye just klings away in the background.