I decided to watch this movie because I like Emma Roberts (as an actress) and, since I'm a fan of Gossip Girl I wanted to see Chace Crawford in a movie.
The first 15 minutes seem to last over an hour, the introduction of characters (which surprisingly goes on throughout the movie) though necessary seemed insufficient, it made me feel as though the narrator should have told me more, or it would've been better if he hadn't said anything, because by the end I still felt that I was missing information, closure on some of the sub-plots. I was not aware this movie was based on a book, but it certainly explains a lot.
Also, if you have seen "Black and White", there seem to be some similarities, the whole mash-up of rich kids, drugs, sex and guns.
It seems this story has already been told, several times and, although at least this movie does have a sort of conclusion plus the fact that white Mike is sober, does give it sum points. Molly's conclusion about Mike's control over the situation is actually pretty good, and makes sense.
The first 15 minutes seem to last over an hour, the introduction of characters (which surprisingly goes on throughout the movie) though necessary seemed insufficient, it made me feel as though the narrator should have told me more, or it would've been better if he hadn't said anything, because by the end I still felt that I was missing information, closure on some of the sub-plots. I was not aware this movie was based on a book, but it certainly explains a lot.
Also, if you have seen "Black and White", there seem to be some similarities, the whole mash-up of rich kids, drugs, sex and guns.
It seems this story has already been told, several times and, although at least this movie does have a sort of conclusion plus the fact that white Mike is sober, does give it sum points. Molly's conclusion about Mike's control over the situation is actually pretty good, and makes sense.