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Title: A tough year
Review: A bright 13-year-old "good girl," Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood), is drawn into the orbit of the "bad girl" Evie (Nikki Reed) and begins a self-destructive downward spiral. The film is very good at chronicling the boys, the drugs and the stealing, but I felt that it was a bit slim in showing what motivated Tracy to star down that path. I realize that fitting in and being popular is of vital importance at that age, but I wanted to the movie to make me really feel that need rather than rely on my own memories of it. Holly Hunter turns in a powerful, raw performance as Tracy's mother--I really appreciated her story more than that of the girls. Nikki Reed also co-wrote the script when she was thirteen herself.
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