Firstly, people referring to this as a "middle-class" boy's coming out story are the problem w the world. LOL
Let's just let that stand out for its own worth. Delusional.
The film is a buckshot of over-dramatically delivered issues crammed into 90 minutes of rich white Christian piety.
Very confusing character portrayal (the mother corrects herself to say *twice* that something "happened to" her and then proceeds to explain how SHE cheated).
The scene sets up as if a rape is about to be disclosed and leaves it very awkward to watch.
Rape is also uncomfortably brought to the surface when one of the teenage girls begins to freak out on her bf(?).
It's obviously about their first time together and she's experiencing the compounded Christian guilt and shame... and the dialogue begins to take this dark turn as she's screaming at him almost as if she's about to accuse him of forcing himself on her.
Thankfully, by the end of the film they're snuggled together in the same chair. Whew! THAT certainly got much better.
It's all pretty messy and unenjoyable, but the particularly poor handling of such major issues as suicide, rape, sexual discovery, etc. Leaves a uniquely foul taste.
The film is a buckshot of over-dramatically delivered issues crammed into 90 minutes of rich white Christian piety.
Very confusing character portrayal (the mother corrects herself to say *twice* that something "happened to" her and then proceeds to explain how SHE cheated).
The scene sets up as if a rape is about to be disclosed and leaves it very awkward to watch.
Rape is also uncomfortably brought to the surface when one of the teenage girls begins to freak out on her bf(?).
It's obviously about their first time together and she's experiencing the compounded Christian guilt and shame... and the dialogue begins to take this dark turn as she's screaming at him almost as if she's about to accuse him of forcing himself on her.
Thankfully, by the end of the film they're snuggled together in the same chair. Whew! THAT certainly got much better.
It's all pretty messy and unenjoyable, but the particularly poor handling of such major issues as suicide, rape, sexual discovery, etc. Leaves a uniquely foul taste.