Middle of Nowhere: A Review

I've previously mentioned that here at walle3a, we are devout fans of Robert Downey jr. Another face we are finding ourselves following is Anton Yelchin; we loved him in "Alpha Dog" and "Charley Bartlett" and loved how different the characters were.

The movie follows Dorian (Yelchin), who is shipped by his parents to a small town to live with his uncle to build character and learn to be responsible. Dorian meets Grace, an aspiring med student with a destructive mother who spent all her money preventing Grace from going to college. Dorian lets Grace in on a little money making through dealing weed.

The movie flows very nicely and you warm up to the main characters rather quickly. Everyone's acting is spot on, and although this is an indie flick, you will find the destructive mother is played by Susan Sarandon.

The movie is not your typical summer-pre-college-finding-yourself-fling. Strong performances and a good story make this a movie very much worth watching.

7/10 awesomes