8/10
Awesome and powerful film. It's about a teenager named Ben who suffers from Aspergers Syndrome, a form of autism. He's a smart kid, but doesn't really fit in as a normal high school kid, being unable to interact socially with others. As a result is he is horribly teased. However, when he plays his online games, his mind is freed and he can function in that virtual world just fine. This story is about how he's treated and how he deals with it. Highly recommended.
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5/10
A disappointing vampire film from Sweden. Similarly to Ben X, the story revolves around a boy that is bullied, however in this case, his aide is in the form of a young Vampire. The shots were nicely done, but other than that it was a very patchy story, which just didn't grab me at all, and was unable to give me any kind of idea as to what it was trying to say or be. Sometimes suspenseful, but it felt like there were a lot of subplots going on without a major actual plot to consider. Poorly constructed. It's based on a book which is meant to be really good, so perhaps invest your time in reading it before you watch it.
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