- Summary: Two kids are stripped naked and left together on an island in a lake - victims of a vicious summer camp prank, but rather than returning to camp to face humiliation, they decide to run off together. What follows is a three day odyssey of self-discovery.
- Director: D.J. Caruso
- Genre(s): Family
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60Director D.J. Caruso offers a practical solution to the issue of adolescent bullying, as its two young protags respond to a case of vicious hazing not with despair or retaliation, but through teamwork and character-building.
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Aug 16, 201350Standing Up is mainly an exercise in personality development for Grace, raising her self-esteem, and giving her confidence.
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50While its theme of youthful empowerment inevitably strikes an emotional chord, the film never manages to achieve any dramatic steam, plodding along in mildly diverting but essentially bland fashion.
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Aug 20, 201340The execution lacks the whimsical charm and nuance of similarly plotted Moonrise Kingdom as well as the power and clarity of 2011 documentary Bully.
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Aug 15, 201330It's unclear who this blandly titled drama is aimed at — devoid as it is of humor or any real hazard and lacking the provocative undertones of its source material.
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