"Raising Victor Vargas" is about adolescence on the Lower East Side. Being a teenager there, according to the movie, is not much fun. The film is about groping one's way to something beyond surface bluff for the teenagers. And it's about the bitter difficulty of letting teenagers do this, for the adult trying to parent them. It brought back some memories for me, for both roles.
The conclusion is satisying. It's not always an easy film to watch. But I found it worthwhile. I'll give it three stars.
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