Corporate Line: This is the story of a 13-year-old girl, Tracy (Wood), and her experience of growing up in Los Angeles in an environment where pressures surround her, encouraging her to grow up too fast, leading her down a road of drugs, sex, materialism, and reckless teenage abandon and rebellion. Central to the story is Tracy ‘s friend, Evie (Reed), whose wild influence has a peer pressure effect on A-student “good girl” Tracy .
The Good: I’d like to rave about Evan Rachel Wood’s performance. I can say that she offers up the only thing worth watching in Thirteen that is if you absolutely must watch. I had no idea that was Holly Hunter until I started to write this two points it shows how little research I do and secondly it lets you know how much of a chameleon Hunter can be. I’d like to counter that with the bad.
The Bad: I guess the real reason I didn’t know it was Holly Hunter was because I never seen her act so poorly. It was as if she was working on a home video.
This afterschool special, I mean indie film offers up a menu that we’ve all taken a bite from. Girl isn’t popular, gets into the cool crowd, gets into trouble, and well since you know how it starts do you need to know how it ends?
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 – English
Dolby Surround – French
Dolby Surround – Spanish
Disc One:
Widescreen – 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary – 1. Catherine Hardwicke – Director/Co-Writer, Nikki Reed – Star/Co-Writer, Evan Rachel Wood – Star, Brady Corbet – Star
Deleted Scenes (w/ Optional Commentary)
Disc Two:
Full Frame – 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary – 1. Catherine Hardwicke – Director/Co-Writer, Nikki Reed – Star/Co-Writer, Evan Rachel Wood – Star, Brady Corbet – Star
Featurette – 1. “Making of THIRTEEN”
Theatrical Trailer
2 Easter Eggs
Frankly: I know an indie film is supposed to be medium rare, but this cow is still in the pasture.
+ Charlie Craine
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