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This movie was a great educational piece for eating disorders. The acting was very good and the storyline flowed well. Mare Winningham and Alison Lohman deliver superb performances. The casting overall was well done.

The only thing I saw that is a criticism is Beth's therapist having with her mother and discussing Beth's case! HIPPA violation glalore. Plus patient confidentiality issues.

In the end this movie was well done and a good piece for teenagers or anyone with an eating disorder. I miss the kind of quality this movie exudes, they just do not make them like this anymore, much enjoyed this film.

This is a film which should be seen by anybody interested in, effected by, or suffering from an eating disorder. It is an amazingly accurate and sensitive portrayal of bulimia in a teenage girl, its causes and its symptoms. The girl is played by one of the most brilliant young actresses working in cinema today, Alison Lohman, who was later so spectacular in 'Where the Truth Lies'. I would recommend that this film be shown in all schools, as you will never see a better on this subject. Alison Lohman is absolutely outstanding, and one marvels at her ability to convey the anguish of a girl suffering from this compulsive disorder. If barometers tell us the air pressure, Alison Lohman tells us the emotional pressure with the same degree of accuracy. Her emotional range is so precise, each scene could be measured microscopically for its gradations of trauma, on a scale of rising hysteria and desperation which reaches unbearable intensity. Mare Winningham is the perfect choice to play her mother, and does so with immense sympathy and a range of emotions just as finely tuned as Lohman's. Together, they make a pair of sensitive emotional oscillators vibrating in resonance with one another. This film is really an astonishing achievement, and director Katt Shea should be proud of it. The only reason for not seeing it is if you are not interested in people. But even if you like nature films best, this is after all animal behaviour at the sharp edge. Bulimia is an extreme version of how a tormented soul can destroy her own body in a frenzy of despair. And if we don't sympathise with people suffering from the depths of despair, then we are dead inside.

This was a pretty good movie, I liked it. I thought it was a pretty accurate look at bulimia and how it's not about dieting, it's about having a pain so deep that they have to find a way to deal with it and they choose this. Beth was a very accurately drawn character and in the scene where she confronts her mom about the eating disorder you can see the pain inside her and hear it in her voice and you know how deep the pain is that she is feeling. I also think one of the best lines in the movie is where Beth yells the words, "It's not about you." to her mother. Those words were so true and added so much to that scene in the movie. I think that that scene was definitely the most important scene in that movie.

Without a doubt one of the most well-acted television movies we have seen, that also managed to feel relatively accurate in it's portrayal of bulimia without ever being melodramatic or cheesy. Even comparing this to older television movies from the 80s and 90s, when TV movies were actually worth watching, this outshines a majority of them. One scene in particular where Beth reveals her eating disorder to her mom showcases just how talented both Lohman and Winningham are - you don't see acting this real or emotional very often, and there's a nuance to their performances that you wouldn't even expect in an Oscar-nominated film. Their performances also highlight some truly great writing.

I cried my heart out, watching this movie. I have never suffered from any eating disorder, but I think this must be a very true picture.

Alison Lohman is excellent! She expresses these feelings amazingly well. My teenage years came back to me so vividly. Anyone who has gone through difficult times as a child or teenager will be able to relate to this movie. I recommend you all to see it!

The music is great too - I've now discovered Diana Lorden.

I'm also looking forward to seeing Alison Lohman in White Oléander, because I am positive she is perfectly suited for the role as Agnes.