This movie is the best movie I have EVER seen! My friend and I saw it when we were 12 and it may have been a little inappropriate it was AMAZING! I wish there was a book ! I loved it! Yes, I think we were a bit too young to see this movie but we are very mature. We understood everything and we dont think that there is anything wrong about seeing it at our age because it is a true story and things like this really happen.

the drug use especially at that age is horrific the mother in love and caring wise is a good role model the teen are very inappropiate when it comes to being"easy"

This was a great movie! many people dont know about it. butt its a great msg. to all young girls especially of the age beginning age 13!!! lol

I'm sorry but to the person who was all "shame on you Catherine hardwick" I say shame on YOU. In 15 and found that this left a important message with me. I don't do any of what the girls do in the movie but it stops me from ever doing it in the future. Yes this movie is hard-hitting and blunt but that's what we need. Just watching a movie that hints that's what's going on but doesn't show us does nothing for us. I suppose I'm quite mature for my age though so if you do watch this with your teenager make sure there mature enough to handle drugs, sex, self-harming, swears etc or be prepared to answer any thing they may ask you. I say a great movie with a deffinate message, especially since it is based on real life experiences.

A W E S O M E !

I went through some pretty troubled years in my early teens. I played around with drugs, alcohol and petty crime. But this movie really helped me to turn it around. It shows the consequences of such behaviour very explicitly and very disturbingly. There are no on-screen sex scenes, but there is some sexual material between teenagers and a graphic nude scene of a woman in the shower. Drug use is frequent and graphic. Language includes many uses of f--k and s--t and more, and c--t is used once. Violence includes several graphic scenes of a teen girl slitting her wrists with a razor and many intense arguments. But I stand by my opinion that everyone over 12 should watch this film.

i absoulutly love this movie. It teaches what can happen to a teen when they get involved with sex, drugs, and alchohol and an extremly young age. Although it is a good movie it is extremly graphic and is for mature teens only.

i love this movie so much! it's my favorite in the whole world because ti's the only movie middle school kids can relate to. this movie helps parents and kids talk about important issues easier and it's a good conversation starter for those kids that don't talk to their 'rents very much. i think this movie could be watched by kids 12 and up but they have to be very mature and not so naive. if your kid loves rainbows and pink ponies and stuff and has no clue about drugs or sex, this isn't a good movie. but for kids in new york city, like me, we are used to sex and drugs and stuff so this stuff isn't a suprise and the self mutilation scene is entertaining to kids because it's part of the emo craze. i'm not saying that the kids are sadistic or something but now they can actually see an "emo movie". if your kid wants to see it, i recommend a parent watching it with them because undoubtedly the kid will have questions and the role of a parent is to answer them.