ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made

NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

2freensel I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Nitesh_Singh The story is revolves around a drug cocktail "Twelve" which has effects like those of Meth. The story revolves around the drug business, addiction, psychological issues, violence and sex among the born-rich youth of Manhattan.My motivation to watch it was for Emma Roberts, who has now quiet the reputation of doing teen/youth drama films. It also stars 50 Cent.White Mike (Chace Crawford) is friends with Molly (Emma Roberts) who is not a rich one and is oblivious of the fact that Mike is a drug dealer. Chris (Rory Culkin) is a nerd who is desperate for attention and even hosts a party for the popular Sara Ludlow (Esti Ginzburg). She manipulates him time to time. However all the girls clearly have interest in Chris's older brother who is the bad guy with looks. He is also a sociopath with issues with their mother.Jessica (Emily Meade) is a drug addict who does everything to get the drug, even having sex with Lionel.The climax scene where Claude goes mad and tries killing his brother, is the most lively scene in the film. The tension built up throughout the plot erupts here and everyone comes to know about each others' truths.All the caste looks hot especially, Emily Meade and Zoe Kravitz. The movie is a narrated one. Watch Twelve if you like the genre of youth drama.

jotix100 Rich young kids from fancy prep schools converge on Manhattan for the Easter recess. They are children used to get what they want, when they want, as though it is a given right. We are introduced to an assorted number of young men and women who have nothing to do; they go from one party to the next of their circle trying to be fabulous at an early age.White Mike is king among this set. His father has recently lost his restaurant and his mother has died of cancer. White Mike turns into selling drugs to the set he knows are seeking them. He is a welcome friend to all the rich kids he provides pot, and stronger stuff such as the new combination "Twelve" which is a combination that assures its user a great high. White Mike's friend Molly, is a sweet girl, the only one who shows any real feeling toward the drug dealer, realizing what he has gone through in his young life. In flashbacks we are told White Mike grew up with his cousin Charlie going to good schools where they no doubt, met all the other teens in the story. One night, while buying drugs from Lionel in Harlem, the drug dealer out maneuver Charlie's friend who has come armed with a gun and kills him, and another innocent bystander, Nana, who happened to be returning home. At the same time, a nerdy Chris, whose parents are away, is conned into letting Sara, a popular girl in this crowd, throw a fabulous party which will be featured in one of those gossip pages of the local press. Chris' brother, Claude, released from a penal institution returns home. He is a loose cannon, with a deranged mind who will be instrumental in derailing the party. The problem with "Twelve" directed by Joel Schumacher, is the amount of characters he and screenwriter Jordan Melamed have crammed into the story, which is based on a novel by Nick McDonell. Most comments compare this feature to "Less Than Zero", which came out earlier, but dealt with the same subject. The urban kids shown in the film have too much money to get them in trouble, as it is the case in the story. There are no parents supervision anywhere to be found, so the kids are left alone to do drugs, party, have sex, or whatever they see fit. It is a sad state of affairs. Chace Crawford appears as White Mike, the youth who turns all his energy into supplying drugs to whoever has enough money to buy them. He is not too convincing in the role. For that matter neither does Emma Roberts, who gives Molly a flat reading. Keifer Sutherland serves as the narrator introducing the various characters. Best of all in the film is Billy Magnussen who makes an impression as Claude, the problem boy who must make a statement. The rapper 50Cents is also effective as Lionel.

dor-meir999 this movie is filled with irritating subjects - rich spoiled kids that have nothing to do with their lives but to do drugs, neglecting parents, death of relatives, cancer, flood of guns in the streets, dishonesty and fake of people, shallowness of high school kids in modern time, promiscuity, struggle of an unpopular kid in today's society and his total failure - it's the decadence of the rich and educated society in America, and therefore - the decadence of the American society. America is the lighthouse of the western world, it leads him, the whole world is bombarded daily with American culture, and so the whole world is about to go down with America. it's like "the dark knight" - America is Gotham city, but in this film there is no one to save it. that's why it made me wanna die. that, and the fact I was tired when I watched it.

chjello No matter what the bad reviews say about the story, acting, or premise, this movie is worth seeing simply as a work of art. This film should be included in every list of movies given to cinematographers to learn from. The camera work and visual style of this film is enough to earn it at least an 8/10 rating, and when you add in the characterization that's on par with most best-picture winners, you have a 9-10 rating. There are parts of this movie where you can't help but feel drawn into the story. The storytelling is incredible. If the characters on screen are feeling depressed or confused due to an intense drug trip, the audience feels the same way. This is done through masterful camera work, narration, dialogue, flashbacks, lighting, sound, and plot. This film should be viewed by all and revered as a work of art by all who have the authority. 15-25 year-olds will connect immediately with the story, and everyone else will be in awe soon after. A great film all around.