I watched this film with my niece & I admit to pre-judged negativity. When she picked the movie I took one look & rolled my eyes (please keep in mind that within a year I will officially be a middle aged man).
My attitude toward the film didn't change for the first 20 minutes; believing it to be another vapid & cynical attempt to exploit the teenage girl market. HOWEVER! I then started to pay attention & bit by bit got pulled in. By the time the central character was saying goodbye to her little sister the tears were falling.
When the film had finished I'd truly been on an emotional journey & my niece (who has just turned 14) had a wonderful wee story about the time she & her uncle cried watching Before I fall.
This film isn't going to change the world, but, it has a solid positive moral message for girls/young women interwoven within an intriguing story that can touch the soul.
A welcome change form the usual uber-capitalist pseudo-feminist pseudo-intellectual crap that Hollywood pumps toward young females.
Well done to those involved.
My attitude toward the film didn't change for the first 20 minutes; believing it to be another vapid & cynical attempt to exploit the teenage girl market. HOWEVER! I then started to pay attention & bit by bit got pulled in. By the time the central character was saying goodbye to her little sister the tears were falling.
When the film had finished I'd truly been on an emotional journey & my niece (who has just turned 14) had a wonderful wee story about the time she & her uncle cried watching Before I fall.
This film isn't going to change the world, but, it has a solid positive moral message for girls/young women interwoven within an intriguing story that can touch the soul.
A welcome change form the usual uber-capitalist pseudo-feminist pseudo-intellectual crap that Hollywood pumps toward young females.
Well done to those involved.