Thirteen

I watched this movie for the first time years ago when I was 12. This is one of the realist movies I've seen. They don't try to sugarcoat the influence of drugs and emotions during adolescence.

The acting is great and it shows how people go on a downward spiral when drugs are involved.

It is my opinion that THIRTEEN is as close to (or right AT) the ferocious, unrelenting honesty that too many films of the former half of the twenty-first century try to avoid. No stone is left unturned in showing how teenagers--including those just starting in their teens--try too hard to be mature beyond their years. No free passes are given to the parents who are supposed to keep close eyes on their growing sons and daughters and fail; and parental failure is NOT always accidental. Most of all, the point stating (and showing) that even the kids with a strong decent upbringing can be swayed by the wrong sort is made staggeringly clear. Obviously, that's the case with Tracey (Evan Rachel Wood) and Evie (Nikki Reed). Additionally, why teen children get so far out of line is anybody's guess. Sometimes, figuring out the Evie's of the world, male and female, is darned here [humanly] impossible. (Or so it seems.) And, at the end of the day, thirteen-year-olds are still children nonetheless--as the picture's ending shows. Plus, parenting goes on regardless of the coming of age. Dads and moms don't get a time-out just because the kids catch on further. Parenthood was and is meant for times like these. In fact, just as much for adolescence as the infant years. My advice to parents, quit spoiling and start/continue toiling. As for pre-teens and teenagers, watch who you let into your life and who you dismiss from it. You could be making a terrible, scathing mistake. Though it could have done a little more (in terms of catering to both boys AND girls), my rating for THIRTEEN and its cast and crew: 10 out of 10.

I did not see this movie until twleve years AFTER I myself turned thirteen. I didn't get it at first--well, that's because I never saw it from top to bottom! Then, just earlier, I did, and it was very compelling and even more...convicting. Evan Rachel Wood delivers a track 1 performance as Tracey. In fact, so good that I cannot deny the fact that I can relate to Tracey a lot. Though, of course, I was (and still am) introverted and did/do not have that many friends. And a lot of the things Tracey learned at home I learned at school. And let's not forget Nikki Reed. She delivered as well with her no-prisoners portrayal of Evie. The ending is kind of a downer, especially if you have those days when you feel the whole dang world is moving along without you. Altogether, Thirteen flawlessly shows how tough it is for a kid to turn the age where he (AND she) finally notices things--things they like and things they do not like. No sentiment, no false hope, no fabrications. It's a winner in my book all right.

One of my favorite movies! Me being a teen myself absolutely love it, it's so realistic. If you like it, another good movie and book is Speak

Nikki Reed (she played Evie) is my role model! Yesterday made the 10 year anniversary for thirteen. I can't explain what a great movie this is! It teaches you some important life lessons! Love it.

You don't realize just how young this girl is until her teacher says she's being held back in 7th grade. This movie is so true it's scary honestly this stuff happens to kids their age.

Some of the reviews make this movie seem ridiculous. They must be under the impression that life is perfect -___- Nikki's ability to connect to the story to the audience is amazing. So many teens experience a life similar to the plot of the movie and the cast portrays their characters beautifully. I would definitely recommend this movie to kids 13 and up. I would also recommend it to parents who are struggling with their relationship with their tweens. It could help build an understanding of what they might be going through.

I guess it is supposed to be a gritty view of early adolescent life in public school surrounded by bad influences including a naive single-mom. But it plays so ugly and raw that it is hard to watch. It ends badly like a lot of lives where people don't take their actions seriously. The mom acts like her twelve-step meetings are a joke, she parades men through her home and naively sets no boundaries with her new 7th grader, willfully choosing to ignore her deceit. And so, why are we surprised when the girl gets into drugs and cutting and lying and stealing and sex? I suppose it is supposed to be a sad, gritty indictment of society, but not all society has to be that way and not all recovery is so dysfunctional. How about a movie where these things happen and then people turn their lives over to God and He changes them. That happens all the time but Hollywood refuses to show it.

I saw this movie several years ago. I'm almost 30, so it's been a while since I was 13, but I remember that time pretty well. This is such a critical time in a kids life because they are old enough to start making decisions behind their parents' backs, but not yet old enough to know how to make good decisions. I had a friend like Evie when I was exactly 13. Thank God I wasn't as reckless as her and didn't do most of what she did. But I witnessed a lot of it, and I saw cocaine for the first time at only 13. While I was, thankfully, raised by good parents and never found myself in many of the situations Tracy finds herself in, it still hit close to home as I remember being pressured to sneak out and put myself in potentially dangerous situations with my friend who was so much like Evie. This movie bugged me a lot because it made me think of all those times I could have been hurt or even killed, just for making friends with the wrong person. I'm afraid adults will find this movie scary, while young teens won't really understand that you don't have to be bad to make a bad friend, and may think, "well, I'm not like Tracy, so I'll be fine". Take this movie seriously! It's a very accurate portrayal of the peer pressure teens WILL face at some point or another, and how they so often think that they are just "being a good friend", but really, they are risking their life for a "friend" who doesn't care about them and is hopelessly reckless. Excellent acting by Miss Wood. She does an excellent job of transforming Tracy and gives such an amazing performance!