12 and Holding 2006 123movies

Watch: 12 and Holding 2005 123movies, Full Movie Online – After his twin brother is accidentally killed by vengeful bullies, a 12-year old boy and his friends face the harsh realities of death, teenage hormones, and family dysfunction..
Plot: Three pre-adolescents with virginal and eager-of-signals naivety, hit headlong against monstrous and inhospitable loneliness, in the incandescent fire among the ashes of their own inocence.
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Ratings:

	7.4/10 Votes: 6,962
	74% | RottenTomatoes
	65/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 67 Popularity: 6.425 | TMDB

Reviews:

Profound and Perplexing
Michael Cuesta (who previously directed the slick and grotesquely controversial “L.I.E” and is currently one of the masterminds behind Showtime’s wildly entertaining and grotesque “Dexter”) treads some very dangerous ground with “Twelve and Holding.” Working with a solid script focusing on how three best friends cope with the accidental death of another friend (the more popular twin brother of one of the protagonists), he presents pre-adolescent characters with the psychologically complex motives of adults and we witness their pratfalls, tragedies, and heart wrenching moments in a the same type of voyeuristic manner usually reserved for more mature characters and audiences. Elements of classics like “Stand by Me” keep the film grounded even as some of the plot developments get a bit far-fetched.

The acting is a huge plus here, with Annabella Sciora (getting more and more enchanting and beautiful with age), Jayne Atkinson (brutal, honest, and gut-wrenching as the grieving mother of the dead child), and Connor Donovan (in duel leads as the dead boy and his conflicted twin brother) highlighting the excellent ensemble. Cuesta’s surprisingly subtle direction somehow manages to avoid both the salacious tendencies of a Larry Clark film and the annoyingly overt quirkiness of similarly themed films like “Me and You and Everyone we Know” to deliver a profound and perplexing tale of coming-of-age, revenge and loneliness.

a must see, for any parents and not only…
for “drama” lovers , this will be “right up their alley”. while the actors are generally young kids, this feature is definitely NOT for kids viewing, with or without parents guidance. it is more as something of s to remind you of certain aspects anyone have seen/heard of and could not/did not understand them in their “specific” context, at some time or another during anyone’s lifetime. i would refer to it as something similar to the movie “crash” except it does not deal with racial or social tension, but with a “coming of age” one, a quiet “universal” theme as well.

the content: there are 3 different “plots” that happens with every single one of the 3 kids in the main roles.they are overall related but only because the characters are “friends”, within the same “normal” and “typical” north American family neighborhood(and probably not only). all those 3 ramifications are somehow brutal, yet very realistic in as COULD or DO happen scenarios.all of them also relate to, and tries to show, how the parents upbringing will affect the rest of their lives. the somehow main plot of the “accident” consists of the male teenager’s reasoning with “family loss” and the need for “closure”. another plot deals with female teenagers’s need of “growing up” or at least the instinctual need of doing so sooner then later. and the the lost plot brings to light certain aspects of how and why more and more teenagers are being over-weight, and dealing with that on both personal and within the family plan; what could be behind this quiet increasingly problem we all notice around us?(and i am not talking about simplistic outcomes but THE roots of this problem as some call it.there are some really Awkward moments, rarely seen on the silver screen, especially the ones involving the young girl. yet all the scenes have at least sensibility, quiet emotional in a realistic way and not some “tear-jerker” or “cry for Oscar” ones.

the production: the kids actors are phenomenal.especially the young girl which i am sure will have a big carrier ahead. the boys are a bit less “involved” but only because the characters requires them as being more “reserved”. all the adult supporting roles are well played as well.the camera work is not great but irrelevant here.soundtrack is quiet “cute”, not much but efficient when needs to.

i only give it 8 stars because this production is “slow” at times(not consistently but enough to take away some entertainment aspects any movie should have), probably due to budget limits. there were times i was about to loose interest but then something “genuinely” happens, quiet many times actually, to keep me “focused”.

i recommend this to parents or anyone in a need/mood for a real LIFE drama.the movie generally teaches and it does not preach, which is always a good thing for such features. you will be left with a “positive” feeling of learning/confirming something known or less known

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 35 min (95 min), 1 hr 34 min (94 min) (USA), 1 hr 30 min (90 min) (Toronto International) (Chile)
Budget 400000
Revenue 314017
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama
Director Michael Cuesta
Writer Anthony Cipriano
Actors Conor Donovan, Jesse Camacho, Zoe Weizenbaum
Country United States
Awards 5 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arriflex 16 SR3, Zeiss Super Speed Lenses
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 2,615 m (Portugal, 35 mm)
Negative Format 16 mm (Kodak Vision2 500T 7218)
Cinematographic Process Super 16
Printed Film Format 35 mm (blow-up)