zagordon95-691-765773 This is a very well made and touching movie. I connected with Grace greatly, and even by the end I still felt sick and depressed just as she must have felt, rather than disliking her for what she did and being glad about the outcome (not to say she wasn't wrong, but still). That means the acting was very good and believable...except for the fact that Grace (and her mom or really anyone else, actually) did not shed any tears at any point, which is very unrealistic. Guess that was too hard for the actors...but it's really not such a big deal. Just saying. While I thus was, initially, very disappointed that the ending did not turn out to be, as I put it, "for the best" or what "should have happened", I realize that that is actually a fact of life and this movie shows harsh reality about what mistakes and carelessness lead to. Clearly you can see that Grace normally wasn't such an irresponsible or risky person, but she made a mistake and indeed paid the consequences. However there are two things I would like to point out in light of some other reviews, based on my opinion (note that the following is particularly where MAJOR spoilers are included, by the way, so only read if you've seen the movie!). First, I'm pretty sure that the "sadness" conveyed in the end is not so much about Grace having to go to prison for the crime she only just realized she committed, but that she caused her friend's death. Note that what actually caused the crash wasn't so much that Grace was too drunk to drive properly (although obviously that didn't help and could have caused a crash regardless), but that she turned around to yell at Jen in a way she really didn't mean and regretted. Think about it. In theory, that accident could have happened to a sober person, who was extremely stressed and distracted, in just the same way. Grace already cried after the confrontation with Pete because she realized she caused the crash. Her later sadness by the lake, which carried through and set the tone of the end the movie, was due loosing Jen, particularly with the last interaction they had in the car. The other thing is that Jen's appearance is not really as a ghost. True, at times I would like to believe that, since it does make a lot more sense at times and is easier to understand. However, if that was true then Jen would have either expressed from the start that it was Grace's fault....and Jen would have been still upset, or at least hurt, that Grace was "cutting ties" between them right before the crash. Yet Jen was acting as if they were still friends...and they were, since Grace didn't really mean what she said in the car and did not hold on to those feelings afterward (in fact she regretted it so much she shut it out of her memory). Furthermore Jen even says to Grace that "I am a manifestation of your guilt". Of course, Jen does act more as a ghost than a hallucination by appearing as more of her own person than something out of Grace's mind. However, it just doesn't match up- the "Jen" that follows Grace around during the search for what happened does not know any more than Grace does, other than the fact that she sees and remembers some of Grace's memories better than Grace. That means that she is like Grace's conscience, in that sense.Anyway, although the movie depressed me and has stuck to my mind for who knows how long, I think it has a good and well made plot, with very valuable lessons, ideas, and messages.

Sci-FiHorrorFan I thought this film was good and i Liked all of the characters in it and because i cared about the characters it made me wan't to keep watching, Horror films need to learn a thing or two from this film and give us some likable characters for a change instead of a bunch of stupid characters that i don't care about. That's one of the many things i liked about this film,the Characters,most of them were very likable or at least they were to me. I liked the lead girl and i liked her best friend i thought she was really funny and cute and it was all of her Jokes and strange behaviour that made me wan't to keep watching.in my opinion she was the best Character there!. The story is about a girl who was in a car accident and her best friend died which was sad,but what i liked about the story was we got to see her friend even though she wasn't alive,i thought it was a bit strange but it was still a good idea.The lead girl was imagining her friend was with her and her friend was trying to help her solve the crime that took place that night in the car accident when she died because the main girl can't remember anything that happened from that night and she needs to remember who was driving the car so she can tell everyone who crashed it because from the start of the film everyone blamed her for her friends death and they thought she crashed the car and at first the main girl thinks she did it but her friend convinces her to investigate and eventually the girl does investigate because she knows she couldn't have done what she did because she knows she wouldn't have been that irresponsible.what i like about this film is its like a whodunit story and us the viewers have to figure out which person was responsible for the car crash,we have a bunch of suspects like the main girls boyfriend and her best friends boyfriend and a bunch of other girls that they knew and i thought it was quite a fun movie and i liked the bond the two girls had i thought it was nice that they were so close and that her friend was guiding her toward the truth of the accident. In my opinion the main girls subconscious was actually telling her what happened and her dead friend that she kept seeing was like herself telling herself something was wrong so in a weird way it was actually like she was solving the crime by herself because her friend was not actually there but i thought that's what made the story so touching,the fact that the lead girl thought her friend was with her,i thought it was kind of sweet and it made you feel sorry for her and it made you care about her best friend too even though she wasn't there. the two girls eventually do solve the mystery and i was surprised when i found out who it was! that crashed the car!,i actually never saw the end coming but when it did i was pleasantly surprised and impressed by the twist. All in all i think this film has a good story with good acting and good characters and most of the people are likable so i actually cared what happened to them and i could also relate to them. I thought this was quite a touching film and i thought that it was very emotional and well made and this film definitely deserves a higher rating for being so unique.

lraskin-493-449428 This was a great movie and i was very impressed with the quality of the script and the actors. I originally did not think I would enjoy another teenage flick, but I found myself being drawn straight into the story and the plot. Although i thought this was going to be entirely a suspense/drama, it became more than that. The story line became increasingly more suspenseful as the portrayal of the actors intensified..I kept watching the character Pete (Steve Miller) and was drawn into his portrayal of his emotions as they intensified throughout the movie..I would sure like to see him starring in other films as he seems to have a "special quality"....besides being very handsome!!! This is not just a drama....it has an important lesson for young people to understand as they continue to party and drink......There are consequences....look carefully at the script, who are you or who could you be? Know what path you are taking...or how to change your path......Lives are too precious....

brenda_friedler The powerful message in "Last Hours in Suburbia" is most compelling. This movie is a must-see for adolescents. Maiara was superb, and the handsome young actor, Steven Miller, was a refreshing new face who was most convincing in his role.The idea behind "Suburbia" is catching on and most relevant--I am thinking (as are my friends) that this could spin off into a mini-series of sorts, perhaps similar to "Revenge' or 'Desperate Housewives" with twenty-somethings in the lead roles. There is so much material in our suburbs---stories abound--based in truth. Maiara Walsh and Steven Miller could make a series like leap to life---I think it would sell.