Sorry, this movie sucks

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

I didn't pay too much attention at the start to the cast and quickly read what the film was about then got so immersed in the movie that I believed it was a real documentary. I believed Jessica was real and her best friend the nerdy Brian so convincing. Also the film crew and the way they approached the bully Avery...great reason for having the film crew there by the way. I don't cry at movies but I bawled at this one. Not into writing reviews either but had to review this one! Avery is so convincing as the bully, the liar and eventually having been found out, the girl who looks long and hard at herself and finds the good within. One thing I did not find convincing was the eyes at the end of the film opening. Jess had to have her heart restarted and the Dr told the parents all her organs were failing and that it was up to Jessica now. You expect her to die, then she wakes up. A more convincing line would have been for her to die. Sorry.

What is up the scriptwriter? Would someone honestly give evidence of the bullying to someone making a documentary to support the "Popular girl"?No! Go to the police with that evidence, and dump her in jail!Who cares what life the bully has. It doesn't give her any leniency to what she did. She deserves every bit of punishment she receives.And the girl's best friend Brian is dumb! Give the police the evidence. It's like his job was done after giving it to the documentary maker. He doesn't care about giving justice to his friend. If he showed that footage to the girl's parents. They would serve the bully real good.

This is the best bully drama I've seen. Instead of it being a generic bland story about unbelievable characters this film was beautifully directed and the actors truly make it a heart wrenching tale.Instead of focusing on the victim, is also dives further to discover the bullied and the bully, covering why bullies do what they do. Not since Breakfast Club has a film reminded its audience that there are often 2 victims in cases of bullying.But it also doesn't diminish the fear and horror of the effects of bullying, it truly makes your eyes tear each time you hear the doctor talk to the parents, each time her parents and Brian blame themselves, and remind victims of the consequences of suicide itself on their family and friends.

At first I thought the movie was actually a real documentary, only after googling the characters while watching the movie I discovered it wasn't real. The movie is based on a real story and is filmed as if it really happened to the characters in real life, but it is actually totally staged and scripted. I can't get over the fact how amazingly good this film is. I'm not overreacting if I say it is one of the most beautiful eye opening films I've ever seen. The script, the actors, the way of filming, the uncensored footage, everything is exactly how it is supposed to be! I think this movie will get close to home for everyone who has been a victim, a perpetrator or a witness of bullying. This will really wake everybody up, force them to take a look around and to stand up for themselves and/or others. It will hopefully even make bullies realize what they are doing to others, how they make them feel, hopefully causing them to stop doing so.I rate this movie a 10 out of 10 because I can't find a single thing that is wrong. It doesn't only tell one story, the one of the bullied child like usual, but also the one of the bully and the ones of the people that are close to them. It shows an overall, but nevertheless detailed, picture of the daily life in a high school for the bullied/bullies/witnesses. Not only in an American high school, but in almost every high school in every country. The documentary vibe the movies has, makes it even easier to envision how common this is nowadays, and how hurtful it can be. It happens a lot, most of the time without parents or teachers even noticing it. This film gives the perfect representation of the nowadays high schools and it will open up the eyes of a lot of people not noticing how terrible the lives of bullied people can be!