Very unrealistic, the directing is okay, the writing is fantastical, in that it is not based in reality. If it were set in the 80's or 90's I could see it. However life is much different now, even in the early 2000's this doesn't make sense. Also you can't just have every actor/actress be physically fit and super attractive, it removes the realistic nature of things.
I truly believe that the writer/s don't understand what it's like to be poor. I'm sure the book was more realistic, but this film just went with stereotypical poor tropes and constantly missed the mark. This movie is poorly rated for a reason, if the majority of people that watched this didn't grow up poor, they at least knew/know people who actually are poor. This a indie film wannabe.
I truly believe that the writer/s don't understand what it's like to be poor. I'm sure the book was more realistic, but this film just went with stereotypical poor tropes and constantly missed the mark. This movie is poorly rated for a reason, if the majority of people that watched this didn't grow up poor, they at least knew/know people who actually are poor. This a indie film wannabe.