Argh, this movie is excruciating. Unfortunate teen kills security guard in grisly train bifurcation incident! Teen is basically nice, super-normal boy who doesn't deserve anal rape in prison! Will teen be discovered?!? Aaaaaarrgh?!?! The suspense and dread that permeate this movie make it very difficult viewing, despite how beautiful and lush it is.
As far as the performances go, Van Sant appears to have taken a leaf out of 'The Hills guide to acting and dramatic arts'. I think almost all the actors are amateurs. The teens in particulat are achingly naturalistic. Naturlistic in the sense that they are awkward and wooden and self-conscious in the way only teens can be, and aching in the sense that all the awkward self-consciousness is excruciating!
You can debate whether or not the film is realistic or argue, as some critics have, that the depiction of teenagers is aestheticized and clichéd but there's something that feels very tru about the film. This is interesting and provocative film-making. Still, ick.
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