Kind of a funny film?

It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

Based on the novel of the same name this film stars Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis and Emma Roberts. A 16 year old boy is stressed with his school and personal life so goes to the hospital for help and ends up in the mental ward.

This film has a lot of stuff going for it, some great performances from the cast and some really good characters. The problem I have with the film is that on reflection the ending does feel sort of cheap, suggesting that the protagonists life is not that bad and there are people worse off than him does sort of trivialise the problems that young people can struggle with. Despite the problem this is still a really watch-able film but maybe not as good as it could have been.

3/5