It's Kind Of A Funny Story Review

It's Kind of A Funny Story Review
Swamped with pressure from school, high school student, Craig (Keir Gilchrist) contemplates suicide, but instead of going through with it, he manages to talkhimself into getting some help. He's admitted to an adult psychiatric ward where he'll spend five days taking part in counselling sessions and group activities before he's allowed to go home.Here he meets agroup of people unlike any he's ever met. His roommate hasn't left the room in weeks, his neighbour has ridiculously sensitive hearing and the woman opposite believes all phones are bugged. He thenmeets Bobby (Zach Galifianakis), who's also suffering from depression, and the two become unlikely friends. Add to this an attractive girl of his own age, Noelle (Emma Roberts), and it makes for quitea few interesting days in a psychiatric ward.
At first it's hard to get round the initial story, a teenager who believes he's so depressed he's on the verge of suicide, yet he manages to bringhimself to clinic to get himself help. The first few scenes give us an image of a very self-indulgent, spoilt boy, and I was pretty sure it wasn't going to be someone I could connect with. As the storyprogresses we learn more and it's easier to understand where he's coming from. Although the film starts off a little slow and rather offbeat, once it finds its rhythm and we have a sense of what thefilm's about, it shows real heart and is really uplifting.
The cast are all perfectly chosen, as they work really well together, and a lot of the scenes flow easily because of this.
Making It's Kind Of AFunny Story that little bit different, some scenes are spliced with artwork and animation that bring the previous scenes alive, and it breaks up the location too. As this film is primarily set in oneplace, the hospital, it's a real achievement that it really feels like its set in New York. New York's influence pops up through flashbacks, dream scenarios and a lovely end scene that overlooks...