Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Slobodan Stamenkovic Story about solving problems or making them even bigger. This is story about parents and their kids, invited to this world without knowledge where they are going and without consent. Then something happens between parents and child, we have problems and some parents think problems can be solved better by other people. What about love? What is limit for showing love to your better half ? Maybe I would do something else but this character is being radical. Love is like mission impossible so everything is possible. Sophie asks boyfriend something ,and he hesitates but after sometime he realizes what love is and...Mila Kunis is like always...You have minimum two reasons to watch this movie. One is good life story,another is Mila Kunis. No no I am wrong three reasons, good life story, Mila Kunis choosing this script and Mila Kunis acting!

streaksy I really enjoyed it. I don't know why the other reviews go on about bad acting. There was the odd out-of-place montage and the build-up intro was a bit formulaic in places but nothing really bad, and nothing that stopped it being a good film. I could name plenty high-budget high-return movies that were less thought-out and a lot more cheese and that were seemingly produced on autopilot by point-missing robots who are lucky enough to be able to afford headline-grabbing CGI effects.Also, it made me aware that such places exist as Cross Creek and Tranquility Bay. Although I can forgive a movie for dramatising something "based on a true story" I was left wanting to find out more and judge for myself.Anyway, this objectively deserves an 8, I think. It should be more known.

Tss5078 The 1970s saw the rise of so-called "tough love" camps. Places where well to do people would send their spoiled kids to learn how to behave. The camps were often in remote locations around the world and completely unregulated. Violence, torture, and even death were used as methods of intimidation and thousand of kids were scared for life. Boot Camp is based on one of these places, but is told in the current era. Sophie Bauer (Mila Kunis) is sent to this camp in Fiji, because she's spoiled and doesn't get along with her step father. She could be there for up to a year, but that doesn't sit well with her boyfriend Ben (Gregory Smith). Ben gets sent to the camp to save Sophie, but when he gets there, he has no idea just how bad it really is. I really enjoyed this film, but they didn't spend enough time on the characters and as a result, the audience really doesn't have much empathy for the kids. What we see, really isn't bad enough to warrant them being sent away to such a place. Mila Kunis is terrific, finally playing something besides a whiny love starved introvert. She's paired with Gregory Smith, who I have enjoyed watching since he was a kid. As always, he gives a terrifically intense performance, that really makes this film as good as it was. Finally, the cast is rounded out by Peter Stormare who has been tight cast as a criminal/mafia type. Honestly, it was a little strange to see Stormare playing a doctor into meditation and rehabilitation. Overall, Boot Camp is a somewhat strange movie, but it has a terrific pair leading the way. The events are shocking, but in and of itself wouldn't make for a great film, that's where Kunis and Smith come in. The combination of the unique story, shocking events, and terrific cast lead to a film that was surprisingly enjoyable.

Jake Atkinson Bootcamp is an effective film with an engaging plot, made all the more convincing by the fact that similar events have happened and might still be happening to this day. Its weak elements, such as the occasional amateurish acting by several minor characters, and an overall Hollywood feel that takes away from some of the grit and realism, is overpowered by convincing performances by Kunis and Smith. Their characters are multi-dimensional and get peeled away like an onion as the film progresses. The plot is both unsettling, yet unpredictable. The cinematography captures both the beauty of the island location and the starkness of the characters' plight. Finally, Bootcamp questions us as to whether we really know what's best for our children or not.