Leenie
Sidekick
- Joined
- Apr 20, 2007
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I think the whole Ben being a child abuse victim is wayyyy overblown. That was his older brother picking on him, and getting physical with him. There are definitely older siblings like that out there. And Ben showed no signs of abuse. Plus his mom in this movie was a bad-a** and defended him.
The scene came from out of nowhere, and escalated very quickly with Ben's mom. The actress was very melodramatic. I couldn't take the moment seriously, especially since it ended so quickly. What was the point of having it in there in the first place, especially since it isn't referenced in the movie again (to my knowledge, that is)?
I thought it was weird and awkward.





