Mean Creek

...this showcases great writing, with exceptional acting from its young cast.

As George, perhaps the toughest role in the uniformly challenging lot, Peck is a knock-out; the rest of the ensemble cast of all teenagers is equally top-notch.

Jacob Aaron Estes... ...shows in his first film a depth of empathy for his characters, and for the ways the strong-willed ones control the others. It's extraordinary...

...folder sig ud som en stort set universel fortælling om den helt særlige dag, hvor en bådfuld børn blev voksne.