Monday, February 7, 2011

Thirteen Movie Review(ACE)

At the edge of adolescence, thirteen year old Tracy Freeland is a smart straight-A student who writes poetry, but she longs to be popular and well-respected at her Los Angeles middle school. When she befriends Evie, the most popular and beautiful girl in school, Evie leads Tracy down a path of sex, drugs and petty crime. As Tracy transforms herself and her identity, her world becomes a boiling, emotional cauldron fueled by new tensions between her and her mother--as well as, teachers and old friends.

Thirteen is a 2003 American drama film co-written and directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and co-written by Nikki Reed. It is an autobiographical film based on Reed's life at age 12 and 13. The script was written in six days and originally meant to be a comedy. The film caused controversy upon its release, because it dealt with topics such as underage sexual behavior along with drug and alcohol abuse and self-mutilation. The movie stars:

  • Evan Rachel Wood as Tracy Louise Freeland
  • Holly Hunter as Melanie Freeland
  • Nikki Reed as Evie Zamora
  • Jeremy Sisto as Brady
  • Brady Corbet as Mason Freeland
  • D.W. Moffett as Travis Freeland
  • Vanessa Hudgens as Noel
  • Deborah Kara Unger as Brooke LaLaine
  • Kip Pardue as Luke
  • Ulysses Estrada as Rafa
  • Sarah Blakely-Cartwright as Medina
  • Sarah Clarke as Birdie
  • Jasmine Di Angelo as Kayla
  • Tessa Ludwick as Yumi
  • Cynthia Ettinger as Cynthia
  • Charles Duckworth as Javi

Thirteen received positive reviews. The film is currently rated as 82% "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, including 89% positive among "Cream of the Crop".

Holly Hunter was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Both Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood were nominated for Golden Globes the same year, respectively for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in a Drama.

I do not recommend this movie to children below the age of 18, as it contains violence, sexual and drug scenes and this might instil the bad habits or wrong values in people below 18, something that I am sure we do not want to happen, thus and I believe that the people above 18 are able to handle this movie maturely. However, I believe that this movie should be(strictly speaking) open to adults only.

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