And why were usually comforted to find them doing the same old same old.
AsNapoleon Dynamiteput it, Sweeeeeet.
The players are timelessly familiar inAmerican Teen, too.

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Popular, manipulative Megan Krizmanich would feel at home inElectionorMean Girls.
Mitch Reinholt has the adaptable good looks to become aFriday Night Lightsplayer named…Mitch Reinholt.
The thoughtful viewer is meant to ask: Did the cameras eye influence their actions?
Intrude on their privacy?
Animated sequences meant to reflect her teens inner lives are, in particular, distinctlymeh.
ButAmerican Teencops to its flourishes so honestly that the stylistic squiggles are forgiven by the end.
The moment, and this movie, are the opposite ofwhatever.A-