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Mean Creek on DVD (2004)

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Average rating: (61%)
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Starring: Rory Culkin | Ryan Kelley | Scott Mechlowicz | Trevor Morgan | Josh Peck | Carly Schroeder | J.W. Crawford | Heath Lourwood
Director: Jacob Aaron Estes
Studio: HIGH FLIERS
Run time: 86 mins
Certificate: 15
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Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Dubbed: None
Hearing-impaired: None
Subtitles: None
Released: 26/09/2005
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Brief synopsis of Mean Creek

When 12 year-old Sam is beaten up by the taunting, overwight George, his friends decide it's time to teach the bully a lesson. They invite George on a boat trip and plan to steal his clothes before leaving him, naked and alone, in the middle of nowhere...

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Rating of 2 stars out of 5 Halliwell's Film Guide

Tense drama of the feral instincts of the young, in which decency and bravado battle for supremacy; as the excursion goes horribly wrong, the group's emotional and moral crisis rings terribly true.

Empire

Great writing, exceptional acting...somewhere between 'River's Edge' and 'Stand By Me'

Total Film

'Lord Of The Flies' meets 'Deliverance'.

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Rated - 4 starsIntelligent and interesting

Graeme Barton from London, UK , 25/05/2005

This is the sort of teen movie they should show in schools. It's an inteligent look at bullying and what happens when kids take things into their own hands. The film features a strong performance from Rory Culkin who is the target of the schoolyard bully.

This film is absorbing and makes good use of its rural setting with strong cinematography and direction from debutant, Jacob Aaron Estes.

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Rated - 3 starsschool report: good effort but must remember to follow through

Rip from Manchester [Highly rated reviewer] , 12/04/2006

Great film, it evokes sympathy with the unlikable character but also creates an understanding of other's dislike of him. This balance of character study is well crafted.

I look forward to the second half, I hope it comes out soon as I would like to see what happens.

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Rated - 5 starsthis film was awesome!

Daniel Dickson from Retford, Nottinghamshire , 06/10/2005

this film was one of the best ive seen in a while, their are mixed reviews for this film because it ends giving the viewer different perceptions, i enjoyed the ending to this film, beacause it showed another side to the bully that was misunderstood, which when you see the film for a second time gives you a different potrayal of the kid.

the idea may have been basic, but the point to it was the outcome and the sudden drastic changes it made to their lives.

great acting, great story, great charecters. loved it!!

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Rated - 4 starsRevenge is never sweet

Tommi from London, England , 20/11/2005

A venomous bully, George, gets his comeuppance when a prank goes terribly wrong. The beautiful location (albeit ironic in contrast to the nature of the film) is heavenly - the cinematography wonderful. The actors are superb and whilst their characters aren't deeply profiled it's easy to sympathise with their mutual mental scar; a consequence of their revenge. Despite the slow tempo, it's very enjoyable and totally absorbing. The abrupt end is simply a way of portraying a memory that these children will share for the rest of their lives.

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