Hopefully not as truthful as Nikki Reed purports it to be, Thirteen is tough enough to watch for a single guy with no sisters, let alone parents with daughters.
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10/01/03
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Reviews Counted:142
Fresh:116
Rotten:26
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: An emotionally wrenching, not to mention terrifying, film about the perils of being a teenager.
Theatrical Release:Aug 20, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $4,500,238
Synopsis: THIRTEEN is Catherine Hardwicke's explosive portrait of teenage girls at their very worst. Mean, manipulative, conniving, and utterly out of control, these skinny, sexy, drug-addicted, 13-year-old... [More]
Starring: Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed, Jeremy Sisto
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
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Reviews for Thirteen
Seeminlgly not too much more than another tale of a kid trying to make it through the treachery of growing up, Thirteen shows signs of a nuanced character study.
10/01/03
Co-writer/ director Catherine Hardwicke has a talent for bringing emotion to the screen, but she must learn to channel it toward a deeper understanding of the characters.
09/29/03
Despite the flaws, it is worthy of recommendation for people interested in film, if for no other reason than Wood's performance.
09/27/03
Wood, who did indeed look wooden in last year's Simone and Little Secrets, burns her way into your memory here.
09/26/03
Hunter and Reed are excellent, but it's the scarily talented 15-year-old Wood whose scorching, star-making performance drives Thirteen.
09/25/03
"Being realistic and avoiding mainstream clichés in a teen film is certainly commendable, but I'm not ready to declare this work as the eye-opener it perceives it may be.
09/24/03
An important movie for all parents to see.
09/24/03
[Offers] no understanding of why privileged kids sometimes descend into rebellious drug use and stupidity.
09/24/03
The angel is in the details: if the overfamiliar plot comes on like a hip indie update of 'Go Ask Alice' or even 'Reefer Madness,' the 'Girl Culture' world the characters inhabit is distinctive and persuasive...
09/22/03
Thirteen boasts its share of teens-in-peril clichés, but the realistic performances and actors’ charisma make it worthy of your time and reflection.
09/19/03
Sometimes painful, but always intriguing.
09/19/03
Solid acting and mostly legitimate-sounding dialogue keep rescuing the film from its own sensationalism, slowing its inevitable devolution from edgy conversation piece to plain old cautionary corn.
09/19/03
It's a Kids for a new generation of the too-young -to-be-this -messed up.
09/19/03
Every parent of a teenage girl should see Thirteen.
09/19/03
What I know about being a teenager has been lost in a fog of time and denial. What I know about being the parent of a teenager can be found in each gray hair. The new film Thirteen seems to accurately service both sides of that equation.
09/19/03
The film is full of shaky camera work, quick edits and supposedly arty touches.
09/19/03
My advice: Parents and teens should go see thirteen together; with any luck, it will scare the hell out of both of them
09/19/03
Exciting, energized indie drama shot on digital video is an eye-opening look at the ways the kids aren't all right.
09/19/03
Only a wake-up call if you were never a teenager, never met a teenager, and perhaps have never heard of teenagers, no matter how old you are.
09/18/03
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