Craig (Keir Gilchrist) is your everyday high school teen. He thinks that he is the only one with problems, fortunately, most are simply magnified in his mind. Crushing on his best friends girl, pressure from Dad to find a college, and dealing with the emotions that go along with being young and growing up. After being overwhelmed with his “suicidal” thoughts he checks himself into 3 North, the local psych ward, where he realizes that things are not as bad as they seem. There are many more people that suffer worse circumstances than his own. He soon befriends Bobby (Zach Galifianakis) and Noelle (Emma Roberts) who teach him that there is much more to live for and appreciate in life than following your father’s dreams and worrying about the unchangeable.
Galifianakis plays a great supporting role to Gilchrist and there is some well written and clever screenwriting. A very entertaining movie with some obvious life-lessons, as well as some good reminders about what really matters in our daily grind. BTW, there is a great soundtrack to accompany the film.
Elementary Grading Scale: Progressing Satisfactorily
1-10: 7
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