Film Review – Short Term 12

“Short Term 12” doesn’t cover any new dramatic ground, exploring the
tentative connection created by shattered foster kids and their
revolving door of handlers. It’s been fodder for television and movies
for decades. There’s familiarity here, leaving writer/director Destin
Cretton to find spaces of emotional complexity and guarded acts of
vulnerability to explore with an emphasis on behavioral nuance. The
filmmaker nails every single beat of personal expression and stymied
confession, creating a picture that triggers a turbulent ride of
reactions, hitting exquisite points of breakthrough and regression.
“Short Term 12” is a beautiful effort that refuses the lure of cheap
sentiment, electing to fashion characters worth inspection, feeling
around the woe and frustration that informs each one of these superbly
scripted personalities.
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