The Miseducation of Cameron Post Reviews

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Chloë Grace Moretz, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, I really loved this title, even it did make the whole thing sound slightly pretentious. Well, I always had a weak spot for Moretz but, to be honest, it has been a while since she impressed me so much. Indeed, she gave such a strong performance, easily one of the best of her career so far, and I thought she was really convincing. Unfortunately, it’s too bad that they kept the main character in such a catatonic state through most of the duration. It’s not that it didn’t make sense, it just that it wasn’t really rewarding as a viewer. On top of that, the way she suddenly did open up during some school inspection felt more like some wishful thinking than something this character might actually say during such a conversation. Another issue was the fact that none of the supporting characters was developed at all. It’s too bad because most of them, if not all of them, seemed to be quite interesting. For example, at some point, Cameron’s roommate had sex with her in the middle of the night which was obviously to display that she also struggled so much. However, you spend so little time with this poor girl before and after this event that I had a hard time to really invest myself in this character, in fact, I would be really hard-pressed to actually remember her name when I actually saw this movie only yesterday. The last thing that bothered me was the ending. Indeed, seemingly out of nowhere, these 3 kids decided to run away which is something that happens, I’m afraid, on a regular basis for gay youth who are not accepted by their ‘loved’ ones but this movie, with its uplifting tune, completely failed to display the dreadful consequences such decision will probably have on their lives. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a really solid drama though and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in this topic.