This could have been something really cool. It had all the elements it needed to be a really nice modern coming of age movie with some sweet tracks, but the energy it starts with and the energy it ends with utterly flat lines during the rest of the movie for incredibly long stretches of time. It never recovers. Then in comes a plot twist that while cliche could have been really dramatic is completely unearned and feels like an absolute joke trying to be melodrama. So while there are great performances from Zac Efron and Wes Bentley, some cool music, and the occasional burst of creative energy from the director, this is a total mess of lethargy that never realizes itself to be something unique. It is a really boring missed opportunity.
If you really must see this, it is now available on DVD. It didn't make enough money to have a blu-ray release. That rarely happens, but honestly I am not surprised that no one went out to support this thing.
Grade: D+.
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