12 And Holding

12 and Holding is a work of underrated masterpiece. Director Michael Cuesta reaffirms the brilliance we all saw in L.I.E. This film has three stories: First off, Jacob gains revenge for his brother's death, Leonard fights his "hunger" and Malee needs her affectionto be met. These three stories is underlined by the major theme of adolescence and immaturity; and who has it: the children or its adults. Brilliant work with a strong cast, most notably Zoe Weizenbaum as Malee and Jeremy Renner as Gus. Hopefully more people will get to see this film, as it is truly insightful of our adult/children relations. Thanks to Cuesta for this film.

So far, from the movies that i've seen this year, here is the order of quality for me.
The first three are really good.
1. United 93
2. Half Nelson
3. 12 And Holding

4. The Departed
5. Sorry, Haters
6. Game 6
7. Akeelah and the Bee
8. Hard Candy
9. American Gun
10. Thank You For Smoking
11. Art School Confidential