Augusta, Gone

Generally I hate Lifetime movies like this that try to deal with teenage problems (Odd Girl Out), But Augusta, Gone is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen.

Mika Boorem did an excellent job at capturing the true emotions of a teenager and just made me love her acting more.

Tim Matheson's directing was great.

Sharon Lawrence did a great job at portraying a worried and caring mother.

I was so happy with the movie and encourage everyone to see it and see the reality of drug abuse.

Only highly rated because I remember this show being on Lifetime when I was younger and being creeped out by it. Not that it's creepy but rather that the teen girl, Augusta, becomes so unhinged and crazy and depressed for no real reason! She starts hanging out with the wrong crowd of kids and starts smoking, drinking, doing drugs, cutting off her hair, rebelling, calling her mom vulgar names, not caring about school and just being a brat! And even after watching this as a kid and as an adult, I don't get why. Ok so she thinks she's ugly...so? That means we take drugs and show hate towards your mom? Not ok. This movie really bothered me as a kid because I was like, oh no is this what'll happen to me when I'm a teenager? It didn't, I knew drugs, drinking, and smoking and hanging out with rebellious kids was BAD. I still don't understand what made the daughter behave so horribly!!

One cringe thing in this movie is at the end, you see the real life counterparts behind the story. The real mom and daughter and this kinda ruined it. Why do they always cast actors who look 10X better than the real life people??

Anyway, the casting was ok, I'm familiar with the actor who plays the mom in this movie from "Rizzoli and Isles" so that was neat to see her. But she looks nothing like the gummy lady she is supposed to be playing.

Do I recommend this? Maybe to teens to show them how horrible and ugly this behavior is. It could lead to a good conversation about body image and self esteem. IDK. Would I ever watch this again? Probably not. It wasn't that great.

I watch a LOT of lifetime movies. Some I like and some I don't like. This movie was not my favorite as far as entertainment goes, but it wasn't meant to be "entertaining." This is the reason I thought it was incredible. I loved it. There was nothing fake in this movie. I adore Mika, she perfected the role of Augusta. The directing was done very well. I felt like I was missing a lot of the story because so much had to be cut out in order to put it into less than 2 hours, but all other movies do the same. (In other words, when I like a movie, I always want to see more!) This movie was directed well. The main points were there and the acting was amazing. It reminded me a little bit of the Basketball Diaries but without as much detail. The important points were hit, the message was clear, and the end didn't leave you hanging. All in all I'd have to say this is one of the better lifetime movies I have seen lately, and I'm pretty sure I have seen every one of them...

Absolutely incredible! The film really captures Augusta's transformation and journey. Every time I see this film, I learn not only more about myself, but about the struggles we all go through and the choices we make. The harsh realities we all struggle to overcome. Mika Boreem is an incredible actress. There are many really powerful scenes in this movie that truly open your eyes. Their is so much emotion in each scene that you just have to watch. You feel connected. The music in the movie is awesome and goes great with each scene. Augusta, Gone is definitely my favorite film of all time. It will definitely impact your life.

I loved this movie!! it was really good. I would love to see it on TV more. I find it very inspirational for kids!! This was one of my most favorite movies on lifetime!! Mika Boorem was a great character in this movie, and i hope to see this movie show on lifetime more often My family and i all enjoyed this movie together, and where very touched of the story of Georgia (augusta)!!!!!!!!!! I don't know what else to say but this is one of the best movies i have seen!! great job Tim Matheson!! Now Mika Boorem is my all time favorite actress! Shes so good at such a young age! Keep up the good work, and have fun doing it!!