At first, because of the scenes shown, I thought this was going to be a sort of typical "watch idiots act like idiots" movie involving teenage boys and girls who get drunk, high, and party without respect for anyone including each other. But the mood quickly changed about a third of the way in when the pain hidden by Tracy is revealed to the audience in her bathroom. Suddenly, you realize there's much more going on beneath the raging waters that you've been seeing on the surface.

Evan Rachel Wood, who plays the part of Tracy, provides an exceptional performance. She is raw, uninhibited, and explodes with emotion and honesty in a way you cannot be prepared for. Excellent performances are also delivered by Nikki Reed, who plays teen conspirator Evie, and Holly Hunter as Melanie, Tracy's mom.

It also turns out that Nikki, who co-wrote the script, based many of the events in the film on things that she experienced herself at that age.

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