American Teen

Starring: Hannah Bailey, Colin Clemens

Supporting actors: Geoff Haase, Megan Krizmanich, Mitch Reinholt, Jake Tusing, Ali Wikalinska

Directed by: Nanette Burstein

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes

Release year: 2008

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some strong language, sexual material, some drinking and brief smoking-all involving teens.

Price: $14.99 on Amazon

When this movie played in the festivals, it got a huge amout of buzz. I was so excited to see it. The director Nanette Burstein is a solid filmmaker. Beautifully shot, they obviously used the style of MTV's Laguna Beach. Sometimes. I even forgot that I was watching a documentary. The film was interesting but I'm not really qualified to legitimately review it. The whole time I kept thinking, "Oh no, is this what I have to look forward to? How am I going to cope with teenagers?" I would recommend it to anyone who has teenagers, I am sure it would provide some great talking points. As for me, I just gave my 6 and 8 year old girls big hugs and played a game a Candyland the rest of the afternoon.

From Amazon:

Popularity is everything; breakups and missed jump-shots are the end of the world; a college acceptance is a dream come true; and an email forwarded to the wrong person is your worst nightmare. Now experience senior year of high school through the eyes of five real-life Indiana teenagers: the Prom Queen, the Heartthrob, the Jock, the Rebel and the Geek.

7 out of 10 binkies