Product: State's Evidence (2006)
Rating: 4.0
compelling
While State's Evidence doesn't do as great a job as other films (Bang bang you're dead, elephant)of it's type to illustrate the fragile world of teens and their bullies and deadly results, State's Evidence does present a realistic picture of something that many other reviewers fail to mention: insensitivity and indifference to the reality of death. In a world where death is glorified in media at every turn, the idea that the teen characters in this movie have become insensitive to the idea of death and feel that the idea of their death as a group would be "cool" is startling, but very real. There is a lack of care about the finality of death that resonates throughout the film that is far more compelling than the side story of one of the group's other agenda (shooting his bullies with extreme prejudice). There is definitely a lot to talk about with this film. It should be viewed by families with teens right alongside all of the other films in this category. These filmmakers are trying to open our eyes and we owe it to our kids and teens to wake up and really listen. 3.75 stars