12 and Holding is a horrifying coming of age story, ripe with stereotypes, yet rich in drama. The protagonist, Jacob, plays a sympathetic, vengeful 12 year old with a disfigured face and a hockey-mask to boot. He is a sympathetic figure with strong ties to Friday the 13th's antagonist, Jason. Zoe Weizenbaum plays a young woman attempts to fill her father's absence with a bold, awkward crush on an older depressive ex-firefighter undergoing therapy. Jesse Comacho plays Leonard, an overweight boy who goes to sadistic ends to turn his mother into a healthy eater. The film is over the top melodramatic, literary sap. Nonetheless, the supurb acting, directing, and cinematography rescuse the often trite script. If you're looking for a moody, painful, pubescent drama, it's worth checking out this Independent Film Channel Films production.
IFC Films has been doing incredible work, including releasing An Unreasonable Man, the documentary about Ralph Nader's legacy featured by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!
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