At 7 years of age, Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr) came from worn torn Eritrea and a white couple, Pete Edgar (Tim Roth) and wife Amy (Naomi Watts) adopted him. Luce has exceeded all expectations Scholastically and Athletically in his High School. All is good until his teacher Harriet Wilson (Octavia Spenser) reads a report Luce did that seemed, to her, that he is advocating violence against the powers that run everything. Since that reading, she also invaded his locker and found illegal fireworks. She tells Amy and gives her the bag of fireworks and Amy hides them in her house.
This is a complicated story and we don't know who to believe about anything. We see deception, lies, and Ms Wilson outing a student DeShaun (Astro) in line for a basketball scholarship when she found drugs in his locker and he was expelled.
At some point Pete and Amy bicker about believing in their son. Luce tells them he shares a locker with others and the fireworks are not his. Amy believes him, Pete does not.
So, as we go along, we will see that there are many things that we are not sure of. Who helped pass around Stephanie (Andrea Bang) at a Christmas party onto laps so the boys could have their fun with her? Was Luce involved? Stephanie tells Amy no, but she tells Harriet Wilson, yes. Who wrote in red paint on Harriet's windows that Harriet Wilson is a bitch? Was it Luce? He claims he was somewhere else during that night.
Notable: Marsha Stephanie Blake as Rose, Harriet's sister who has a condition Harriet cannot cope with, but we don't see any resolution; Norbert Leo Butz as principal Dan Towson, who wants to believe Harriet Wilson, but...............
Now here's the thing: Harriet Wilson believes she is not fooled by Luce. Is she right? Stay tuned as Amy has it all figured out. Will you?
When stories come about like this and you don't know who or what to believe, you become quite engaged to find out the truth. Will you? (7/10)
Violence: No. Sex: Yes. Nudity: yes. Humor: No. Language: Yes. Rating: B
This is a complicated story and we don't know who to believe about anything. We see deception, lies, and Ms Wilson outing a student DeShaun (Astro) in line for a basketball scholarship when she found drugs in his locker and he was expelled.
At some point Pete and Amy bicker about believing in their son. Luce tells them he shares a locker with others and the fireworks are not his. Amy believes him, Pete does not.
So, as we go along, we will see that there are many things that we are not sure of. Who helped pass around Stephanie (Andrea Bang) at a Christmas party onto laps so the boys could have their fun with her? Was Luce involved? Stephanie tells Amy no, but she tells Harriet Wilson, yes. Who wrote in red paint on Harriet's windows that Harriet Wilson is a bitch? Was it Luce? He claims he was somewhere else during that night.
Notable: Marsha Stephanie Blake as Rose, Harriet's sister who has a condition Harriet cannot cope with, but we don't see any resolution; Norbert Leo Butz as principal Dan Towson, who wants to believe Harriet Wilson, but...............
Now here's the thing: Harriet Wilson believes she is not fooled by Luce. Is she right? Stay tuned as Amy has it all figured out. Will you?
When stories come about like this and you don't know who or what to believe, you become quite engaged to find out the truth. Will you? (7/10)
Violence: No. Sex: Yes. Nudity: yes. Humor: No. Language: Yes. Rating: B