We accept the love we think we deserve.

Starring: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Mae Whitman, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, Joan Cusack, Paul Rudd

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love." - Samantha "Sam" Button

Why watch this? It is an interesting, relevant, coming-of-age story that most of use can relate to.

Plot Summary: The film follows un-extraordinary Charlie, a freshman high school student. He suffers from clinical depression and is therefore incredibly shy. He meets two seniors, Patrick (an extremely animated and rebellious gay boy) and his step-sister Samantha "Sam" (a quite, awkward and adorable girl who is in a steady relationship). Patrick and Sam decide it's a good idea to bring Charlie into their small group of social outcasts; sorta take him under their wings. The brainy Patrick quickly develops a crush on Sam, and he helps her study to improve her SAT score. Then normal high school stuff occurs and starts to un-repress Charlie's mental issues.

Dad's Preview: About ten minutes into this film, I felt it grab me. It felt fresh, creative and from the heart. This often-poignant story centers on the over-blown concepts of being "cool", and the ever-present pressures of high school. Why can't kids just be who they are? It has a lot to do with parents who demand that their kids stand out, make A's, be exceptional. How will mediocre get the scholarship or big job? This film begs to differ. Life is wonderful because of these "wallflowers" exist, filling the spaces and giving many delightful misfits a place to feel safe... and even loved.

Mr. Mudd Productions; Summit Entertainment thru Lionsgate