Film Review – Standing Up

As a film director, D.J. Caruso has primarily pursued more bubblegum
thriller material with “I Am Number Four” and “Eagle Eye,” while
inspecting the dark side of life in pictures such as “The Salton Sea”
and “Taking Lives.” “Standing Up” is a major change of pace for the
helmer, who loses interest in visual effects and suspense set pieces to
make a movie about two kids getting to know each other in the wake of a
terrible incident involving summer camp bullying. It’s a sweet,
sensitive story, guided benevolently by Caruso, who emphasizes the
tale’s kindness and bittersweet qualities, creating one of the more
humane tales of preadolescence to hit screens in some time.
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