Badly cliché movie

Rating: 3/10 (15 February 2013)

Stephen Chbosky seemed to have wanted to distinguish himself with a more serious and reflective tone that one could have expected, but he ultimately delivers a sterilized and very linear feature that doesn't bother to rely on some of the worst teen movie clichés.
The script unfolds in a false rhythm for about an hour where every somewhat interesting scenes are followed by stereotyped and boring ones. Then, a profound boredom sets in for the last 30-35 minutes which turn out to be a real endless ordeal.
Moreover, Charlie's character, who can arouse empathy at the beginning, becomes more and more exasperating as the minutes go, not to downgrade Lerman's performance, impeccable in his role. The rest of the cast is average to mediocre, apart maybe from Ezra Miller that, even though he forces a lot like always, has the virtue of existing.