danielggarza

Although we've seen different versions of this story, something about this version truly got to me.

Perhaps it was the way the story aligned all the characters. Maybe it was how the writer took the time to grow Cassie, the lead, played by Victoria Justice.

I have enjoyed Midori Frances in other movies, and she brings her trying to adjust, doesn't quite fit in, adorable personality.

This is a great Sunday; eat popcorn and snuggle on the couch movie. It's for sure one I might watch again.

It might make you call friends and remind them you love them. I have some phone calls to make and enjoy life!

I was expecting a typical coming-of-age story that had the potential for me to connect and maybe bring up young memories.

Writer and director Corey Sherman seems to have looked into my head, taken stories from my youth, and put them on film.

The movie is easy to watch and heartfelt, and, at times, I felt very protective of Jamie, the lead character.

Every character has a purpose; every scene moves the story forward, and we are not given a sappy story to fill in the gaps.

It was a fresh take on the story of many gay men who were discovering their sexuality in their teens and felt out of place.

I felt at home with The Big Boys.

The start of the movie sets up the movie quite nice. We get who they are, what's going on in their lives, and what we believe the story will be.

When the story starts to shift we really get an idea of what Mother (Amy Adams) is going through. Father is the typical, clueless man, that has to figure out what is going on.

The line between real and fantasy is so blurred that we get lost in her thoughts. I've never been a mother but I could feel her frustration. I'm not a woman but I could see her lost in her world.

I will give it a second look because I'm certain I missed details the first time around. The ending wasn't what I thought, but I enjoyed it.