Thirteen (2003)

Please don't spend money on this.

People are voting emotionally.

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Thirteen is a 2003 drama that stars Holly Hunter and follows her coping as a mother to maintain the new and disrespectful personality of her daughter after entering into the wrong friend zone, filled with sex, petty crime and drugs. Thirteen sounded like a enjoyable watch at the time and when i finally watched my DVD, I was slowly more and more hooked to the reality on the screen, although, me being a teenager, knows that the style in this movie as CRINGY AS HELL, this film is so true and has happened before and is still happening all over the world, kids have a dream to be someone they don't even know themselves so they can be accepted in life only to be let down more then they already were, I have actually seen it before and experienced it a couple of times myself, the acting, dialogue and pace is so well done and actors like Holly Hunter, Jeremy Sisto and Nikki Reed totally steal the sha. It's just so painful and shocking to think that a sweet girl like the main girl in the film can actually change that much into a disrespectful, punk, foul mouth attituded teenager. Thirteen is a very educational film for parents who think they're children are acting like they never did before. 10/10! Ps. I'm back!!

I was totally fooled by the rating, I genuinely don't get how this film have such a high rating. I have watched many teenager movies but none of them failed to portrait the teenager life as badly as this movie.The script was ridiculous, as a result the screenplay turned to be a complete disaster. There was no character build ups, no strong background story. Things were simply happening without much context.Hand-held camera or hand-held shooting is an art. What the cameramen did in this film is simply shaky camera work there was nothing artsy about it. Frankly the camera work bothered me a lot. Lastly the acting seemed very amateur to me. Authentic acting is one thing but it was pure amateur work altogether. I could not find any single aspect of this film that I might like. Not worth your time.NOT RECOMMENDED.

Thirteen is the story of two (you guessed it) thirteen year old girls, growing up in Los Angeles. One (Tracey) is growing up 'the right way,' i.e. she studies hard and is generally nice, whereas the other (Evie) is too mature for her own good, engaging in all sorts of illegal vices. However, she's also thought of as both 'popular' and 'cool.' Therefore Tracey is drawn into her world and things start to spiral out of control from there.You can probably guess what out of control thirteen year old girls get up to when they're left to their own devices, so I won't dwell on that. Instead, I'll mention some of the criticism the film got, namely that too much happens too quickly. That may be true. In real life perhaps all these tragic events wouldn't happen all at once and to only one person (think 'Kidulthood'), but this is a story after all and it would probably be a lot less interesting if the worst thing that happened to Tracey was that her god ate her homework. Secondly, people have said it exploits the underage female actresses. They may have a point on that one, but then so to the filmmakers, who aren't afraid of shying away from what kids actually get up to.Thirteen is pretty hard-hitting. It's one of those films that's about kids, but you certainly wouldn't want to let your kids watch.If it teaches us one depressing lesson, it's that people who appear nice are usually not. I found this the most realistic part of the whole film. Evie is - on the surface - lovely. She's polite to adults, always has the right answer for everything and isn't afraid at lying and dropping someone else in the brown stuff to cover her own despicable actions. Unfortunately, I have met a fair few people like that in life. They're poison and they need pointing out so others don't fall for their act.Don't expect all sweetness and hugs from these girls. It's pretty powerful stuff and you have to be in the right mood to watch a film like this.I'm just glad I was playing on my Megadrive at thirteen and not on the streets of L.A.

I have seen this movie countless times and every time I watch it I pick up on a different thing each time, it's so great! Every single actor in this film is amazing, especially Evan Rachel Wood and Holly Hunter, their performances are outstanding. The film brings light to various issues that many teenagers go through and EVERYONE can relate to this. I'm a 17 year old boy and so many of the issues in the film are familiar to me: drugs, sex, eating disorders etc. I've watched some of my friends go through a lot of the things that happen in the film and I myself have had to deal with peer pressure (obviously) and have been curious about alcohol. There's a character that all different types of people can relate to: the single mother, the traumatised teenager, the abused girl, and so many others. What's great about this film is that it's so raw and although a lot of people disagree and say that the film is unrealistic, it's actually one of the most realistic films I've ever watched. Sure, not all teenagers go to the lengths that Tracy and Evie go to but we all crave attention and experiment, whether it be alcohol, drugs, or sex. And I unfortunately know many people who have self-harmed, just like Tracy. This film should be shown in high schools or a parent should watch it with their child and then have a talk with them afterwards. This film can educate teenagers and give them a tough lesson, showing, through the eyes of Tracy, what can go wrong when teenagers go out of control. It will teach them that it's not a good thing to do drugs or self-harm: Tracy is a prime example of why not to do these things. If anyone thinks that this film is unrealistic well then they must be living in a cave because this is one of the most realistic, gritty, raw, and emotional films that you will ever watch. "How else can I say it? I don't speak no other languages." Enjoy!