SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

manuelaedwin-59126 Second part of the film is good, but it's a shame that some details are embarrassing... such as the scene where the two guys are doing a paper route. Watch the door... first it has a mailbox in the door, second scene it disappears. And at the end of the movie, everybody is reading a newspaper with the headline. Well, the headline is okay, but the article doesn't deal about the subject at all. It deals about political parties in the Netherlands,such as the VVD and the CDA. Some effort could have been taken to write an article so the visitors in the movie theater won't be surprised by an article that deals about something completely different. A shame... Overall. The movie is okay.

ahmadtghazal1998 It is a heart-ranching movie that should be viewed all over the world. It shows what the extent of bullying can do. Just a few years ago a small boy was killed by bullies. which made world wide news. Another good movie is Pay It Forward, where the kid is not bullied but gets killed by bullies when trying to save a bullied boy.It made me feel really sad and reminded me about all the movies,books, and true stories about bullying that i have seen,read, and heard of. I don't cry at movies but I know it must be vary sad because first i felt it, and second every girl in the movie theater was crying. I hope you all watch it.Thank you

Faar This movie is the adaptation of the book which was my favorite when I was in high school. 'Spijt' was really intense and involving. It was a book written from the perspective of David, a high school student. He witnesses how his overweight classmate (Jochem) is constantly bullied by three classmates. David wants to help the Jochem, but just as his other classmates he is afraid he will receive the same treatment from the bullies. I was always waiting for when they would make a movie about this book. So I was really happy and curious when this became a fact this year.I'm satisfied with the final result. The acting is solid. More often than not, this is over-the-top in Dutch movies. I like how they developed the character of the major bully. The side-stories from the book are toned down, so the focus stays on the bullying. This resulted also in some deviations from the book, but they didn't bother me. The movie succeeds in being true to the source while embracing the new medium.There are some flaws though. The movie starts a bit slow and some characters and stories from the book could have been explored more, since they affect the major story line. However, the movie really picks up in the final act, after a dramatic event, after which everything is done right. Furthermore, I suspect that some changes are made compared to the book just for the sake of including some actors in the movie, like Voice Kids winner Fabienne Bergmans. Also, the bullying sometimes seems a bit unrealistic, since the victim is a pretty large guy, who could easily overpower his bullies. Moreover, modern ways of bullying like using social media are not explored. Even so, the result is still a decent movie. The movie meets its goals. It appeals to its audience and delivers awareness around bullying. The movie is actually part of campaign against bullying. I recommend this movie to fans of the book and to people who have not read the book as well.

jackvandeur I watched this movie with my Daughters age 9 and 11. We really got carried away with it. It gave us a mixture of feelings like anger towards the bullies and sorry for the bullied. It gave me a feeling of wanting to stand up for the guy being bullied really dragging me into the movie. This movie really got my emotions flowing and that's what makes this movie a success in my opinion. The acting though not bad, could have been better now and then.The plot was good and the casting was even great. I can't imagine the guy being bullied played by someone else. It even came with another surprising side-plot. So this movies does what it's supposed to do.... Get you thinking and wanting to stand up against bullies. Me and my daughters really liked it and talked about it after wards.