A lovely, dramatic not-a-cliché teen story

Rating: 8/10 (18 February 2012)

Happened to watch this movie on a local TV channel yesterday and couldn't help writing. I liked it. The story goes from the cliché "a bad boy meets a good girl and reforms" to something much more dramatic and profound and you cannot help but shed at least some tears. All in all it was a great movie to watch. The only drawback - the acting. Although the main characters are believable, the acting in some scenes of the movie did not really convince me. On several occasions during the movie I caught myself thinking "ok, I understand what is happening here, but it's being demonstrated in a clumsy way" (the scene in the canteen for example, or reconciliation between Landon and his friends...) That is why I gave the movie 8 out of 10. I can hope it was due to the fact that I watched it in a different language, which probably ruined the feeling. Will definitely watch it in its original version. All in all, it is a great movie to watch, which makes you think about all the good and eternal things happening.