This is probably the first time I’ve seen bullying in a movie that reflects the way I was bullied when I was in middle school. Markees Christmas and Lina Keller are such a dynamic pairing. I wish they were doing more work. Carla Juri was great as the German teacher and I didn’t even realize that she was the girl from WETLANDS (have only seen the poster but have been meaning to catch it). Craig Robinson has also so much heart in this role of Curtis. He brings so much to it, more so than in any other role he did. There are a lot of little things I just love. The moment when Morris and Katrin connect over music and listen to the same song and the fountain behind them erupts and the scene when they are on ecstasy and dance together, for instance. There is also a lot of very smart ways that the characters are blocked around one another. The environment is also great for the juxtaposition between Katrin’s German Industrial Techno music and Morris’s New York Hip-Hop music. The final rap is AMAZING. You can't help but smile the whole time.
