Mean Creek (2004)

Directed by Jacob Aaron Estes
US, 2004, color, 87 min,
With Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, Carly Schroeder

(See IMDB entry for details)

The deliberate pace and the gradual way in which the characters get unveiled in the leadup to the central event of the movie is very intense and also the high point of the movie. Somehow after that point the rest of the movie seemed limp in comparison and (I thought) was quite unable to deliver a closing as powerful as the buildup. To be fair though, this was definitely a different kind of movie.

Theatre viewing highly recommended