I had high hopes for this film based on the reviews. I was disappointed by the constant barrage of vulgarity, sex-related jokes, and overall trashiness.
There are no role models. There are no values upheld. It is like Lord of the Flies in the sense that the kids run amok doing whatever they please. No one stops to demand respect or teach civility.
Ultimately, myself and my 12 guests were too offended to finish the movie after fifteen minutes. Not at all appropriate for families.
It won an award for best ensemble at Sundance. I did think the grandmother and the mother were great characters. The main character was mediocre. The sister was vulgar.
The friends are worse in their vulgarity and immaturity. They call this a coming of age film. But where I live, this is not what it is like for youth. It wasn't this way for me and it is not for my children. Everything is much more exaggerated, dramatic, vicious, vulgar and inappropriate than I or my family can relate to.
There are no role models. There are no values upheld. It is like Lord of the Flies in the sense that the kids run amok doing whatever they please. No one stops to demand respect or teach civility.
Ultimately, myself and my 12 guests were too offended to finish the movie after fifteen minutes. Not at all appropriate for families.
It won an award for best ensemble at Sundance. I did think the grandmother and the mother were great characters. The main character was mediocre. The sister was vulgar.
The friends are worse in their vulgarity and immaturity. They call this a coming of age film. But where I live, this is not what it is like for youth. It wasn't this way for me and it is not for my children. Everything is much more exaggerated, dramatic, vicious, vulgar and inappropriate than I or my family can relate to.