Here Are the Young Men

Tried my best to like it since we were watching it with some friends but the directing of this movie was to say the least, horrendous. Would like to see some of these actors in another movie together since their acting was phenomenal (specially the actress who played jen) it was more like the directors fault than their own to be honest.

This is one of those movies where at the end you think to yourself why did you even bother making this, the plot is basically non existent just some teens doing some drugs and acting out in one extreme or another due to an event they all experience, throw in some bizarre and completely pointless dream like figments of their imaginations and there that's it end of story.

No real meaning behind any of it, no grand or meaningful statement just utter nonsense. The only reason for 3 stars instead of 1 is due to the acting, they all seem like very competent actors but they can only do so much with this.

Skip this movie entirely if you are wanting some druggy teen drama and instead just go watch Human Traffic or even Requiem for a Dream both of which put this nonsense to shame.

Cautionary tale of be careful who your friends are.

Saw this because I'm running through everything with Anya in it. Side Note: Her as a redhead, works.

The thing that bothers me the most about this movie, is the lack of originality. Everything is so cliched, and lazily written. They tried too hard to be edgy and standout, and you could tell.

It's a shame, because all the actors did a pretty good job. They each played their individual roles nicely. Matthew could've been more assertive though. He was such a pushover. But maybe that was the point, especially given how the film ended. Makes sense, I guess.

They are seriously affected by what they witnessed to begin the Summer and paid the price for it in one way or another. Each actor has their own well defined struggle that they try to cope with and manage. Some actors didn't fare out too well.

It's a short enjoyable watch. Not horrible or anything, just lacks originality. Worth watching, especially if you can't get enough of Anya lol

This gets a LennyReviewz Score of: 5/10.

Here Are the Young Men is a movie that starts in a janky way and stays that way for the next 90 minutes. The performance of the actors seems to get blend with the act but doesn't have that much of an impact. Right from the first arc till the last the elements of the movie are quite janky and most of the time it makes you wanna skip scenes. The direction and screenplay both needed more polish. In the end, it's a movie that's not for recommending someone cause you will forget it after watching it once. When it comes to time pass this movie definitely falls into that club.

A film that feels like it wants to be complex but which is too often reduced to a simple experience by the use of over-familiar scenes, devices and plot lines. Some strong acting helps and the film is saved by swerving away from the expected laddish conclusions into a more satisfying study of the nature and perils of machismo. This, along with Anya Taylor-Joy's performance, allow the viewer to walk away feeling like they have watched a more solid and serious film , but only just.