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But it isn't long before Tracy's new world and attitude finally takes a toll on her, her family, and old friends. Search Charactour. Sign Up Log In. Recommendations Fans of her also like:. See All Recommendations.
Get to Know her in See Details. She is divorced, dresses hair and struggles to keep her small family - Tracy and older brother Mason Brady Corbet and her menagerie - going, even raising chickens for the eggs. She is always battling with her ex-husband for money and gets zero help when the fecal matter hits the fan with Tracy's rebellion.
Melanie doesn't know what to do with this person who used to be her sweet daughter and is not ready for the truth. In the end, she is still Tracy's mom and nothing can change that. Hunter will be remembered come year's end. The rest of the supporting cast is solid in filling in the background. Jeremy Sisto, as Melanie's ex-druggie boyfriend Brady, plays a man who made mistakes in his life, paid the price and is trying to get back on his feet - and is disdained by the 'new' Tracy.
Sisto's is a likable, honest character. Brady Corbet does a fine job as Tracy's better-adjusted brother who must watch his sister change into a creature that he cannot comprehend. Normally this MTV-style camera and editing - fast cuts and jerky camera - annoy me but in "Thirteen" it works perfectly as the film tells of Tracy's rapid, downward plunge into trouble. Cindy Evan's costume design runs the gamut from Tracy's innocence of t-shirts and sneakers to the Frederick's of Hollywood style of dress when she transforms into a Girl Culture girl.
Production design by Carol Strober is particularly well done in creating Melanie's trying-to-make-ends-meet home. Instead Catherine Hardwicke provides a poignant, powerful look into a part of American life, the teen rite of passage, that is incredibly eye opening - and a little scary. It definitely does not make me want to come back as a year old. I give it an A-. Tracy Evan Rachel Wood, "Practical Magic" is a nice girl who lives with her divorced, recovering substance abusing mother Melanie Holly Hunter, "Moonlight Mile" and older brother Mason Brady Corbet , but the beginning of seventh grade brings on an itch to hang with the hottest girl in school, Evie the film's cowriter Nikki Reed.
But Evie is a needy manipulator who quickly brings Tracy on a downward spiral of behavior that's too hot to handle for a girl of "Thirteen. The film has already won a Jury and Directors prize at Sundance and recently took Best Actress for Hunter and the Silver Leopard at Locarno and there is no reason this small independent shouldn't be remembered come Oscar time. The film opens with a devious prologue.
Tracy is front and center begging someone to hit her and hit her hard because she can't feel anything. She's giggling and the camera bobbles just enough to suggest that she may be straddling someone during sex play.
Coming of age stories have long been a popular movie genre. While many films of that nature tend to have happy, heartwarming endings, there are plenty that focus on the darker side of growing up, and what can happen if you take too many wrong turns.
One of the more melancholy teen dramas of the last few decades is "Thirteen," which was Catherine Hardwicke's "Lords of Dogtown," "Twilight" directorial debut. The film starred Nikki Reed , who also co-wrote the script and based the narrative loosely on her own experiences.
When Tracy meets and befriends the popular Evie Zamora Reed , she's suddenly thrust into a world of petty crimes, drugs, and risky behavior. The film as a whole is mildly disturbing as it depicts young teens in mature situations, but it ultimately serves as a warning — anyone can end up going down a dangerous path.
The ending of "Thirteen" is also unlike what we see in typical coming of age stories, because it doesn't offer any answers. The end of "Thirteen" is distressing, and doesn't offer any sort of closure for Tracy or her mother Melanie. After Melanie, Evie, and Evie's legal guardian Brooke Deborah Kara Unger confront Tracy about the trouble the teens have been getting into, Brooke accuses Tracy of being the instigator.
After Brooke threatens to move cities with Evie, they leave, and Tracy sobs on the floor while Melanie tries to comfort her. They fall asleep in Tracy's room, and the movie ends with a blurry shot of Tracy riding a spinning park ride dejectedly before screaming.