A bit syrupy, but sentimental teens may enjoy it.

if this is what Hollywood considers serious, important filmmaking, maybe the movie industry should stick to the low road. Directed with the in-your-face subtlety of a sitcom, the tone of the movie is weirdly miscalculated from the get-go.

Spacey and Hunt create interestingly layered characters who are hiding parts of themselves from themselves. And come Oscar time, Osment once again may be saying, 'I see tuxedoed people.'

The stickiest pile of moosh since "Patch Adams," and it has a comparable tragic ending that invalidates the film’s message.