Wyrm confesses, "I just don't want to be alone." This is the fear of all adolescents...and heck, most people.
This film is a wonderful peek into the lives of middle-schoolers struggling to connect under the pressures of developing emotions and a limited understanding of world around them. But all done through dark, biting humor and quirky situations. Absent (emotionally and physically) parents, turbulent sibling relationships, cruel hate mail and the added pressure of your first kiss (further complicated by a "Scarlet Letter"-like collar) are all obstructions to navigating the difficult and trying transition to adulthood.
The script is tight, funny and honest. There is no Aaron Sorkin witty dialogue or overly precocious teens...these feel like real middle-schoolers having real conversations and struggling with real problems. Christopher Winterbauer shows he's adept at both directing and writing and proves he has not forgotten the realities of growing up. He doesn't look back through rose-colored glasses or mire us in sappy nostalgia but presents us with an honest and humorous record of a sometimes-painful adolescence.
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