My Senior Year

High production value and strong performances really set this indie highschool drama apart. The director deftly switches between serious and funny and some of the scenes have a real emotional impact. It's at times even a little inspiriational.

We all can relate to this very heartfelt indie movie. Growing up is never easy, and its a right of passage we must all go through. When Perry wants to go back and experience his senior year it's full of all those right of passage moments we all hope to experience. Love, loss, stupidity, and connection. Very well acted and directed.

This purports to be an anti-suicide movie with a bit of religion tossed in, but limited enough to keep the film from coming across as Christian. Like the person who walked away after 25 minutes and gave two stars, I was tempted. To that point the writing is stiff, the acting amateurish, the editing without sense and one can only wonder where the director was hiding out. After that, it got marginally better, but not much. There's no organic flow to the movie, story, characters or acting, but a series of staged scenes with stiff lines that often amount to speeches. And the final school scene makes no sense at all. As an anti-suicide movie, it doesn't make a strong impression. Overall, it seemed like a long version film school project, although it could as well been a poorly funded and thought through advocacy effort.

Poor acting & story. I've seen more life from "actors" in a high school drama class. Save yourself from the agony of this movie and pass it over.

While it captures familiar high school drama tropes, this film elevates itself with some depth of emotion and a thoughtful backstory. Through this lens, the film is a satisfying exploration of the high school experience, making you connect with the lead character and empathize. While it makes some attempts to pull on your heart strings, it ultimately remains grounded in a story that is relatable and compelling.