Wasted on the Young (2010)
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61% of critics liked it
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52% of users liked it
(730 ratings)
A young woman finds her reputation is at stake when she refuses to date a charming bully in this intelligent teen drama from Australia. Xandrie (Adelaide Clemens) is a smart, pretty girl who is attending an exclusive private school favored by wealthy, upper-class families. Xandrie is infatuated with… More A young woman finds her reputation is at stake when she refuses to date a charming bully in this intelligent teen drama from Australia. Xandrie (Adelaide Clemens) is a smart, pretty girl who is attending an exclusive private school favored by wealthy, upper-class families. Xandrie is infatuated with Darren (Oliver Ackland), a handsome but quiet boy with an interest in computers, but Darren's step-brother Zack (Alex Russell), who is at the top of the school status ladder, has his eye on her. Zach is used to getting what he wants, often with the help of his loyal sidekicks Brook (T.J. Power) and Jonathan (Tom Stokes), and when Xandrie rejects his advances, he doesn't take it well. Soon Xandrie finds herself the target of a campaign of rumors and vicious gossip, largely spread through online social networking, and the war of words takes an especially ugly turn that could leave Xandrie scarred for life and turn Darren against Zack. Wasted On The Young was the first feature film from writer and director Ben C. Lucas. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ben C. Lucas
- Written By
- Ben C. Lucas
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Nov 30, 2010 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Luke Buckmaster, Crikey
A scorching ultra modern morality fable that uses school grounds, party houses and internet connections as stomping grounds for social allegory.
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Marc Fennell, Triple J
Visually impressive, but the script needed a big angry red pen taken to it. Oh, and does every character need to shuffle around like they're in a My Chemical Romance video clip?
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Thomas Caldwell, Cinema Autopsy
Wasted on the Young is a slick and striking film that presents a disturbingly recognisable world of plutocratic rule in the dark heart of Australian society.
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Jim Schembri, The Age (Australia)
The icy, stone-faced performances from an obviously committed young cast don't help matters.
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David Stratton, At the Movies (Australia)
It's very, very strikingly done.
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Cast
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Oliver Ackland
as Darren
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Adelaide Clemens
as Xandrie
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Alex Russell
as Zack
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TJ Power
as Brook
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Tom Stokes
as Jonathan
- Patrick Cullen
- Georgina Haig
- Geraldine Hakewill
- Kym Thorne
- Nathan Coenen

