nichschwabee-26659 Having been in high school myself in 1999 & around that same time also became a born again Christian I was open to being rieceptive to what non-religious people might roll their eyes at. But... this... actually painful to watch. The overly dramatic "i'm so persecuted, life is so so hard & no one could ever understand how bad I've got it" got old real fast. Rachel could have been much more relatable & sympathetic had she not been portrayed (hopefully inaccurately) as a self absorbed over the top angsty one-dimensional person. It actually made me feel LESS sympathetic towards her & was just plain annoying. If that was me being portrayed as such I'd be embarrassed honestly. Making someone come across as a saint (despite her "sins" that she always seems to feel entirely too guilty for ) doesn't envoke even the slightest form of interest or feeling from me. Was quite disappointing & cliche. Cmon it's not like she was nailed to a cross & tormented to death here plus she wasn't even the only one who was supposedly killed based on her religion or even the only person according to witnesses who was asked about their faith. I mean i'm sure she was a sweetheart & truly only wanted to do good with her life & lead others to the Lord but this wasn't shown in the best light. If i ever give it another watch it'll be for the laughs from all the melodrama.

Java_Joe Here's the thing, what happened at Columbine was a tragedy. And it was inevitable that somebody would come along and try to make a movie about it. The problem is instead of focusing on the events that took place and led up to the shooting we're instead shown the life of a young girl who was killed in the tragedy. That all by itself wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing as part of this is based on her diary and what her friends said of her. They even go as far as to portray her as a normal teen who sneaks out of her house to have some fun with her friends and have her drink and smoke. But they really played up the religious angle which would be fine if it actually had anything to do with the story. The idea is that the killers supposedly asked her before she was shot if she believed in God and when she said yes, they said, "go be with him" and shot her. The problem is, nobody else was around to have heard her say this. All this story is building up to her, when being faced with death, saying she believes in God knowing it would mean her death.And yet the killers also seemed to go after those that weren't believers. This is why I say this movie has an obvious agenda. And honestly I wouldn't mind so much. Religious movies are a big thing in today's world. The problem is when they decide to play fast and loose with the facts or reality in an attempt to sell their story.

joshuabush-28688 I Loved this movie! I teared up to the point where I could not keep my eyes on the screen. I recommend this movie to anyone! 10/10

sevenofnine_5 I love this movie, especially the artwork she did before she was killed. It also showed what led up to the shooting and the negative impact of bullying. Well done!!! I have found that some of the best movies are either true stories or based on true stories. This film really helped me see what she was struggling with. Overall a great film, I could watch this again and again.