A really poor film. The boy at the start is instantly annoying as he smugly introduces himself and the plot. The music is whimsical and forced. It's sad to see there's some good actors in this but the material is awful. On a technical level it's not well made either. It's very bad, actors look at the camera, it's packed with stereotypes, the story is surreal, the humour is slapstick, the narrative is absurd and it somehow manages to get worse as it goes on. I was watching through my hands at times and couldn't believe it at one point to find out there was still another 45 minutes to go. There's so much padding, the scene of them all exiting the house is so slow and badly edited. If you want a proper film about some troubled kids and their problems then I'd instead recommend checking out the excellent Breakfast Club. Even Stand By Me and IT has a far better story about a group of kids banding together to set things right.
Review of House Arrest
