Thirteen

Thirteen (2003) starring Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed, Jeremy Sisto. Troubled young Tracy (Wood) spins out of control under influence of "bad" girl (Reed), while her mom Melanie (Hunter) just tries to keep her little single-mom household together. Complicating matters is the fact that Melanie is a recovering alcoholic, always just one step away from taking that first drink. It's a scary, believable look at how one girl from a broken home runs off the rails. To the filmmakers' credit, there's not a happy ending to be found. (The supplied subtitles are adequate, the closed captions are better.) Grade: B+