The Wise Kids

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Audience Member A rough-cut gem. Wonderful characters and acting; no simple answers to challenging questions. So worth watching, and so unlikely to be watched by so many. I'll have to watch it again, because it feels like there are many layers to enjoy ... Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Well. I was riveted. The setting in an almost hyper-real US suburban setting, a kind of evangelical heaven on earth. But in this setting are real emotions, real people, beautifully portrayed by brilliant actors. It is both gently poignant and funny, with the delightfully "gay" ending with the Christmas tableau. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a movie about Christian kids in the last year of high school. Normally, I'd see that sentence and wince. Rather, I found a genuinely caring and realistic movie about young adults dealing with real issues of faith, loss of faith, and sexuality, not just prop pieces in a candy-ass come to Jesus glory glory story. In contravention of Christian conventions, one of the characters is a young homosexual sincere in his belief and comfortable in his skin with a loving father. A young woman grapples with losing her faith, another young woman is desperate to keep her faith in the face of challenges from her best friends. The acting is quite good, the direction firm. Johnny C sez check it out - you might be very pleasantly surprised. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member If you liked Stephen Cone's 'Princess Cyd' then you'll also like this earlier film of his. The acting is very solid and the premise is relatable, but i felt like the filmed wimped out a bit. There are two or three story threads where i was crying out for more drama, more conflict, but it didn't happen, and ultimately the ending was a bit limp. That said, it's very watchable and worth seeing. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member A beautiful, wonderful dive into the minds of three young adults, two of which are seeking to branch out from their traditional upbringings. This entire film was a reminder of the challenges I faced growing up, and that was what made it so powerful to me. The actress playing Brea did a phenomenal job portraying her own excommunication. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Solid low-budget indie film. While it doesn't have the technical filmmaking craft of bigger budget films, it has a sincere and at moments heartfelt story, pushing the coming-of-age genre in new directions. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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