I think overall the acting was excellent as the actors were for the most part believable as the characters they portrayed. The story line was a bit jerky and would have made more sense if the 'bad guy' (I use quotation marks deliberately because beyond being mean spirited we really have no idea if he was truly evil or simply seriously psychically damaged) would have explained his agenda rather than having someone else attribute it to him. I think the movie tackled too many issues (gay marriage, gay teens, intergenerational relationships, tokenism, teenage angst, and discrimination to name a few) and should have focused on what I think is the main theme: what happens when a man's good intentions are twisted by his detractors? It reminded me a lot of The Crucible only gayness and not witchcraft was the issue. The willingness of people to assume the worst because that is easier than checking "the facts" and a willingness to go along with the mob mentality because that to is easier.
Review of The Green
