This movie shows a boy being mentally abused by his mother, being dragged away from a possible good and normal life for no apparent reason than selfishness of the mother. Unlike the plot says, the mother is 23 at that moment. The boy is emerged in an adult world of sex and drugs, void of proper education or relationships with kids his own age. I love boys, and I couldn't watch this movie because of the abuse. I couldn't watch this boys life being destroyed. I kept asking myself: why isn't he seeing that his mother is a bitch and he doesn't belong with her? But that is not realistic. At seven (in the beginning) when your mother tells you lies like she does, he is helpless. Only at the end of the movie, after reading some more, I found out that this is based on a book based on the real life of the author. That makes the movie more bearable (you can think: well, it DID happen like that), but in fact only MORE painful. If you like boys, don't watch this movie. You won't like it. That being said, the acting of the boys was very good. If either reads this: thumbs up, you are great actors!
Review of The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
