☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Short
Term 12 (2013) – D. D. Cretton
Emotionally raw look at workers and youth
in a residential treatment facility that is a total downer because the focus is
on the aftermath of abuse they’ve suffered at the hands of their parents.
However, like many downer movies, this is also uplifting in that it highlights
people’s ability to cope with extreme situations. The acting is naturalistic and these people
felt real – only occasionally does the script lead them to be a bit more overt
about their feelings/problems than you might expect. That said, people hurting this bad might
actually cross that line into awkward self-exposure as a cry for help. Brie Larson is the backbone of the film, as
the lead line worker who has a similar background to many of the kids in the
facility and struggles to keep her balance as life keeps happening to her. Not the kind of film I would normally choose
for escapism but I’m glad I did.
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