Narrative Review American Teen Directed by: Nanette Burstein Cast: Hannah Bailey, Colin Clemens, Geoff Haase, Megan Krizmanich, Mitch Reinholt Time: 1 hr 35 mins Rating: PG-13 High school is hard enough. Having a camera in your face, going along for the ride can't help. The kids of Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Indiana have been given center stage in this documentary by Burstein (On the Ropes, The Kid Stays in the Picture). Burstein has managed to find all the necessary cliques roaming the high school halls. There's Hannah; the smart moody misfit. Megan; the popular, demanding rich girl. Colin; the star athlete with pressure on his shoulders. Mitch; the dreamboat. Jake; the social outcast. This alone is the main problem with the film. While it's entertaining and well beyond the MTV style reality shows, in the analyzation...
- 8/14/2008
- The Scorecard Review
American Teen
Featuring Hannah Bailey, Colin Clemens, Megan Krizmanich, and Geoff Haase
Directed by Nanette Burstein
Rated PG-13
If they had shown American Teen to me before I went to high school, I would've run for my life: Next stop, the lawless backwoods of Canada. (We didn't study other countries in my high school, so I assume they're all lawless backwoods.)
Documentary filmmaker Nanette Burstein has so adeptly captured the constant ups and downs of the high school that there's as much "I'm glad it's not me" in your reactions as there is "Oh wait, that is me." As her subject, Burstein has chosen Warsaw High School in Warsaw, Indiana, and to draw out the desired results, she leans on the teachings of the man who knows more about teen angst than anyone else: John Hughes.
Sure, the poster emulates The Breakfast Club, but Burstein also uses the characters from...
Featuring Hannah Bailey, Colin Clemens, Megan Krizmanich, and Geoff Haase
Directed by Nanette Burstein
Rated PG-13
If they had shown American Teen to me before I went to high school, I would've run for my life: Next stop, the lawless backwoods of Canada. (We didn't study other countries in my high school, so I assume they're all lawless backwoods.)
Documentary filmmaker Nanette Burstein has so adeptly captured the constant ups and downs of the high school that there's as much "I'm glad it's not me" in your reactions as there is "Oh wait, that is me." As her subject, Burstein has chosen Warsaw High School in Warsaw, Indiana, and to draw out the desired results, she leans on the teachings of the man who knows more about teen angst than anyone else: John Hughes.
Sure, the poster emulates The Breakfast Club, but Burstein also uses the characters from...
- 8/1/2008
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
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