As someone who remembers vividly this breaking story from Gloucester as well as a teacher who sees teen mothers every day, I was very excited for this movie. It was intense and addressed a very important social issue but I was thoroughly disappointed by how much of the movie focused on the scandal of it all, rather than the actual emotional, psychosocial and plain economic side effects that come along with teen pregnancy. There were, of course, moments that addressed these issues – and they were truly (particularly where Thora Birch’s character’s true history is revealed!) the strongest, most engaging and truthful moments of the entire film. I wish they had allotted more time for those moments; they are much more important than playing out the “Not our kids!” motif.
Final Score: C-
This movie was watched on 1/30/10.
The post was written on January 31st, but was postdated for continuity.
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