The only things good were the idea of shooting the actors over the years and the performances by the mother and father. There were some good moments too. Like when they move for the first time, Mason doesn't get to say goodbye, and the one where the guy comes and thanks Mason's mother for changing his life.
The movie is basically about the changes in the life of an ordinary boy from his age of 7 to 18. The problem is that it's just an average boy's life in which nothing interesting happens. We get to see him fight with his sister, her mom getting married again, his father getting married again, him graduating.. And that's it. Mason is not likeable. Neither is his sister or his parents or his step parents. He just mumbles all the time.
Most of the screen time is used for conversations which aren't that interesting. It has some good soundtrack though.
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