The storyline had a good concept, and the point they were trying to get across was good, but, as excited as I was at first to watch this, I have to say this was a very ridiculous movie.
Dawn's reaction to the cutting was ridiculous. Coming from someone who used to do these things, I can just say that her emotions were over done and totally inappropriate for this. Unless she's a masochist or being possessed by a demon, the expressions and reactions she was making were terrible and not even a proper response to the cutting. She extremely over exaggerated everything. The writers over exaggerated the image of self-harmers as well. This movie makes them appear to be some sort of psycho, cry baby freaks.
As for the ending, I can't even begin to express how angry I was with it. They left so many things open and left for question. Does she quit cutting? Does her mom come home? You can't just end a movie with that many loose ends.
The most realistic thing about this movie is how her parents reacted to it. Other than that, this storyline was so unrealistic, over exaggerated, and it is pretty offensive to people who have been through these things before.
Dawn's reaction to the cutting was ridiculous. Coming from someone who used to do these things, I can just say that her emotions were over done and totally inappropriate for this. Unless she's a masochist or being possessed by a demon, the expressions and reactions she was making were terrible and not even a proper response to the cutting. She extremely over exaggerated everything. The writers over exaggerated the image of self-harmers as well. This movie makes them appear to be some sort of psycho, cry baby freaks.
As for the ending, I can't even begin to express how angry I was with it. They left so many things open and left for question. Does she quit cutting? Does her mom come home? You can't just end a movie with that many loose ends.
The most realistic thing about this movie is how her parents reacted to it. Other than that, this storyline was so unrealistic, over exaggerated, and it is pretty offensive to people who have been through these things before.