Shallow, predictable and cliché

Rating: 5/10 (7 August 2011)

As far as production value goes, this film has a certain appeal. Unfortunately for us, everything else is so bad that it doesn't really matter. It is watchable, but in all fairness it sucks pretty hard to actually sit it through.
A couple of examples: instead of making us care about the protagonist (who is a kid) through actual good writing, identification and character development, they throw in a back story about how his mother died in a supposedly tragic accident. It's just cheap.
The ending is I guess symbolic in a way, but so cliché I actually squirmed in my seat. It's just cheap melodrama. It's very obvious that the makers WANT us so badly to sit on the verge of tears and marvel at the wrapping of the story, like they can just snap their fingers and get us involved on cue--"OK, feel sad now, OK, laugh now. See this scene? You're supposed to be thrilled now, as evidenced by the stock suspense music."
I don't recommend this movie for anyone who feel they have an intellect.