Great Film overall

Brilliant and touching

Better Late Then Never

A different way of telling a story

Is great movie very emotional that bring happiness/funny/sadness,I really wished that be more movie but better cause this story make feel bad,i don't tell what happened or if is end bad but you gotta see to understand what i am talking about. i bought this movie free in hot video movies and the story were amazing i don't care why i'm sad but still 9/10.

Ben Wekselbaum and Ginny Ryerson (Anna Kendrick) are fast-talking high school debate teammates in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Then Ben goes blank in the big tournament and Ginny is stuck with second place. In school, Hal Hefner (Reece Thompson) stutters terribly. His parents are separated and his brother is a kleptomaniac. He's struggling and then surprisingly Ginny recruits him for the debate team. She wants to mold him into her new partner.Anna Kendrick's quick talking is hilarious. It's a relentless non-stop flow of thoughts. Reece Thompson is endearing. When he tells her that she's not an object of desire for pedophiles, her reply "That's the worst thing anyone has ever said to me" killed me. There is this aura of quirky indie that will either enchant the audience or annoying them. I could probably use less of it. Hal needs a better friend character. I would have loved to see Jonah Hill in that role. The movie doesn't quite work all the time when Ginny isn't with Hal.

The "coming of age" is in quotes because its not in your face. In fact, it is so subtle that people complain that the ending is weak. I just now finished watching the ending for the second and I have to say that it is perfect. The first time around, I watched it thinking its just another teen comedy. Hence, I was just waiting for run-of-the-mill stuff to kick-in. It never did. Just watch it keenly and not hope for a Hollywood ending and you will see what I mean. The rest of the movie is also very good. I did get a little impatient with Hal's stutter but I am glad I stayed with it. The acting is top notch. Anna and Recce stand out. Hope to see a lot more of them in near future.

Though the ridiculously fast speech and demeanor of the "star" debaters in this movie is robotic, terrible form that would fail them in any real debate tournament, and some of the concept was extreme, this movie is as adept as any at showing the kind of venomous, backstabbing, "stop at nothing" kind of individual that our insanely competitive society and high schools is bringing up. While the movie is quite clearly getting so much from Election (one of the best satires of all time), it really is in truth, how so much works in today's high schools and society. High Schools are often a mini-world, a place where the parallels from the rest of society are readily observed, and, it's quite obvious that the message we are teaching our children is "The only way to win, is to cheat." Nothing works without corruption or scheming in our school system today. Whether it be the adept seductress working her magic on fellow students, or the sly student senator toying with a teacher, this kind of ridiculous, absolutely immoral action is occurring daily in our schools, and yes, it works, and yes, those who do not follow this inherently messed up system are dead from the start. Ginny's scheme is a perfect example of the kind of backstabbing, selfish, anything goes attitude we our instilling in the next generation, and eventually, we will pay the price.