Was a little slow, but worth viewing at least once. Interesting story. Unlike some other viewers on here, I didn't mind the lead actor that much--his friends on the other hand got on my nerves (However, one could argue it was their loosely developed characters and not really the actors).
Wanted to like this more. Beautifully filmed, A+ soundtrack, 2 stellar leads, but for some reason it missed the mark for me. About 2/3 through, I started fast-forwarding. I don't know if that speaks to the pacing or that Chimo's friends and his relationship w/ them weren't well developed and those actors kinda sucked. I read the book when it came out and loved it. To this day i still wonder who the real author was.
It's a shame that the film falls down to simply ludicrous hysterics. It's also a shame that the lead actor is such a horribly stiff annoyance. Why so? Because the lead actress in this gives a wonderfully poignant performance.
Completely credible and enthralling. Lila is a very accurate portrait of the abused and unstable teenager.