Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Touches You

Such a frustrating disappointment

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I wasn't that fond of this film if I'm going to be truthfull. The acting was good for a low budget film and the storyline was quite good but most of it was just confusing. I have met some Scottish people in my life and i understood them but the accent in this was unbelievably strong, i might as well have put it on mute. I enjoyed the realism of the film and i could actually believe it happened. I got confused at the end when Liam was on the beach and on the phone to Chantelle, i couldn't understand the phone call. I also though Liams 16th birthday party was a housewarming party, the mis-en-scen clearly didn't impress me that much. Give it a watch if you like gritty British films with crude language

This film was a close study film for my AS Film Studies examination, and I have honestly fell in love with it.It sends a striking message towards how the 'not so better off' side of society have to live and perform their day to day routine.Ken Loach is a director who's purpose is to point out these 'bad points' of life and show them in a different light so that everybody can relate and understand that dramatic lifestyle.Martin Compston is amazing as Liam, showing humour, pain, humiliation and above all commitment to his chosen path.I agree completely with Ken Loach's and Paul Laverty's disgust at the film being certified as an 18. I am 17 and can completely relate to the language used by the characters within the story - that is how teens today speak!

This film may not be for everyone but, if like me you grew up surrounded by the characters you find in the film, you will enjoy being able to relate to a movie for a change! Im sick with all the people slugging it off because of the accent, you think it's easy to understand all the English accents especially the Londoner's or Geordies? or even understand half of the American accents especially in movies about Gangs, where there slang is even worse than what we Scots could come up with. Instead of focusing on the accents why not concentrate on the solid acting, or great directing of a great story. It's one movie I could watch over and over again without getting bored and would recommend it to anyone, but maybe with subtitles for the foreigners!

This film is eerily similar to another movie, set & shot half-way around the globe. Check out, "Once Were Warriors", a New Zealand production that addresses many of the same issues. "Once Were Warriors" is about an inner-city Maori family that's forced to deal with the exact same social issues, such as impoverishment, dysfunction, violence, all of it. Jake, one of the lead characters in, "Once Were Warriors", resembles the, "Sweet Sixteen", character, Liam, in that both these guys will stop at absolutely nothing to see their agendas through. Jake, like Liam, charges into situations to get things finished, come hell or high water. They both eventually lose out, because they went entirely too far. Like "Sweet Sixteen", "Once Were Warriors" isn't a sweet, heart-warming family movie! Still, it's well-made & definitely worth seeing.