EarDelightBase Waste of Money.

Sexylocher Masterful Movie

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

impointingtowardsyourface How is being homeless a disadvantage? I can understand the feeling of social outcast, but I think that is norm in today's society. They make it out to be that the main focus in life is money. I can understand wanting to achieve things when you're brought up in an environment where your "guardians" supposedly are the worst kind of people. This movie honestly just makes me want to vomit in how it views success and how it views possibilities and goals and hope in general. It makes it seem hope is something that you can find through hard work and going to college or writing a piece of literature about yourself that frankly isn't that original. If you want some good autobiography work check out... James Frey (even if bits are fictional he's a hell of a writer), Running with Scissors (not the movie, the book), Kerouac (I think in every piece of his work he has parts that are drawn from his live) or just something effing else

enigmatic_2002 One of the few movies I've seen that truly talks about the problems that many societies around the globe are suffering from. It also goes to show you how far you can go if you are determined on something. So, you can really make a change if you put your mind into it. And it goes to show you that there is always hope for a better tomorrow. You just have to work hard for it. We all face problems of various degrees. But whatever the problem may be, we can face it with strong belief and strong will. Be someone and make your life and all the world around you a better place. I loved the movie, the story, the music, and, on top of all, the performance of Thora Birch. In my opinion, it is a must see.

Allison Martell Poorly directed. Poorly acted. Cheesy storyline. Cheesy soundtrack. Nothing really worth while in this movie. I respect Liz Murray a lot for what she did, and this movie just didn't do her any justice whatsoever. They made it seem like getting into harvard was just something anyone can do, and I think Liz Murray deserves a little more credit than this for her hard work. I did enjoy the portrayal of Liz Murray's father. He brought a certain lovability to such a messed up person. He made it believable that Liz would have respect for this man. Other than that, the acting didn't impress me at all.I give it 2/10 stars. Sorry guys. Just didn't see anything I really liked in this movie.

jules-170 I was really moved by this story, even more so when I realised it was based on a true story! I thought that Thora's acting as Liz was really great and she had me routing for Liz to pull through and make it.It was really inspiring (so much so that I wrote a song straight after watching it!) and it teaches that you should never give up on yourself. OK, so Liz made it to Harvard and not everyone will be that lucky, but Harvard isn't for everyone and the message is really to set yourself a goal that you think you just might be able to attain and then go for it! It was a shame that UK television saw fit not to put it on at a reasonable time as it was aired late on Monday night and finished after 1:00am. I really only caught it by chance, but was very glad that I did.