As nyrunner states this makes good television,dramatic with a "feel good" ending when you see some of the youths moving in the opposite direction to build up a better life,sadly the technique isn't very helpful.It seems a bit stupid to me that they would think that this alone would help all of them.There are no cures for psychopaths,we haven't figured out how to make their amygdala respond to fear like people without the disorder.Nobody seems to ask many questions about what caused these kids to start going in the wrong direction,what motivates their behavior? It can't all be down to bing "cool/popular" & fitting in.Do they have very low self-esteem ,because they were hurt so feel the need to prove themselves for example.Do they lack the skills to regulate their emotions & act impulsively to reduce their emotional pain? What are the parents doing to help? What role models can be there to support them? I think a show that explores these root causes & is EVIDENCE BASED (actually helps more than a "placebo" treatment)would be less dramatic & entertaining but at least it would actually help those that really need help instead of appearing on TV & maybe regretting being humiliated publicly in the future.Sadly they're just making money out of these kids & parents who believe this will be beneficial because they're supposed to be "experts".Just because it makes sense doesn't mean it is true!
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
(2001)
not worth a rental
4 February 2013
Warning: Spoilers
For me the movie wasn't funny,I got bored half way through,the acting was average some bits were just strange,the only entertaining bit was the man that behaved like a child,he was convincing enough.Most of it was rather sad & the ending not realistic & believable,I was quite disappointed I was told this movie was good,maybe I rented the wrong one & should have got the 2005 version.I didn't quite understand the whole club thing it was rather strange,it also seems unlikely that the overgrown kid would manage to get a girl friend and know how to defend himself when he has been isolated from the outside world all of his life,also the main character who was followed by about 10 people would have gotten shot much earlier,1 person alone cannot keep track of 9 others when they all have guns,yeah so if you want to watch it don't have any high expectations...the storyline is odd & only 1 character is interesting.
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