Twelve and Holding2006
Twelve and Holding (2006)
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Critic Consensus: This shocking pre-teen drama manages, through realistic performances and a sense of empathy, to avoid exploitation and instead deliver something honest and haunting.
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Cast
as Jacob Carges/Rudy Carges
as Leonard Fisher
as Malee Chuang
as Jim Carges
as Carla Chuang
as Gus Maitland
as Ashley Carges
as Patrick Fisher
as Grace Fisher
as Kenny
as Gabe Artunion
as Mr. Farmer
as Coach Gilmore
as Jeff
as Keith Gardner
as Doctor
as Nurse
as Teacher
as Singing Girl
as Sara Fisher
as Funeral Guest No. 1
as Funeral Guest No. 2
as Priest
as Guitar Guy
as Kid in Red
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Critic Reviews for Twelve and Holding
All Critics (78) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (57) | Rotten (21) | DVD (2)
... a film that never quite equals the sum of its many intriguing parts.
The film careens from crisis to crisis. Yet each time it threatens to spin out of control, [director Michael] Cuesta demonstrates a firm hand that keeps us leaning in with interest.
Raw and unpredictable. It's also compelling.
Flawed but compassionate study of kids struggling with grown-up issues without much adult supervison.
The stories coexist without intersecting, and the film would benefit from a stronger narrative spine, but bringing together three such gifted young actors in a single film is a minor miracle.
Cuesta entices extraordinary performances out of his young actors.
Audience Reviews for Twelve and Holding
Great Indie drama. Very heartfelt, feel good kind of movie.
Super Reviewer
Rudy: Our birthday comes once a year and you ask for a hockey mask. You don't even play. "Do You Know Who Your Kids Are?" Twelve and Holding reminds me a lot of another Indie movie named George Washington. Both are great films about children's loss of innocence surrounding a death of their friend. In Twelve and Holding, we meet four friends. Two of which are twin brothers named Jacob and Rudy. The other two are Malee and Leonard. Some bullies of the four friends go to burn down their tree house, unaware that they are in it. Rudy dies, and the three other children are left, no longer really children, but not adults either.Twelve and Holding is a sad and hypnotic film. It's also extremely engrossing and compelling. The performances by all the young children are solid, and Jeremy Renner is as good here, as he's ever been. The movie isn't as hard to watch as you would think, and if I described some of the actions of the kids after the death of their friend, it would make you think it would be even harder to watch. The writer and director of Twelve and Holding make the movie a lot easier to watch. They don't go over the top in creating situations that are unrealistic or unwatchable. A few times I thought they were going to take it to far, but they restrained and made the movie all the better because of that restraint. Twelve and Holding probably isn't going to be a movie you fall in love with. The story is too devastating to make it a movie that you want to watch again and again. What it is though, is a good Indie drama about kids that are supposed to be kids, but can't. Situations in life dictate change, and for these kids that change came on earlier than it should have. I highly suggest giving Twelve and Holding a look. It's a relatively unknown work that deserves to be seen. It's a shame that movies like Twelve and Holding get pushed aside and aren't seen as frequently as movies that don't even deserve to be made. I've heard this compared to Stand By Me, and it's a fairly accurate comparison. I still think it's more like George Washington, but very few people have seen that one.
Super Reviewer
Quiet different and unique, at least compared to most of what I've seen in the past 5 years. If only the ending had been better than what it is, I might have given it 4.5 or even 5/5 as well. Having said that, I still find it highly commendable.
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