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Kiefer Sutherland, Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, Anthony Quarles, 50 Cent ... see more see more... , Curtis Jackson , Ellen Barkin , Rory Culkin , Jeremy Allen White , Emily Meade , Philip Ettinger , Esti Ginzburg , Zöe Kravitz , Chanel Farrell , Cody Horn , Jermaine Crawford , Alexander Flores , Dionne Audain , Charles Austin Saxon , Erik Per Sullivan , Liam McMullan , Nico Tortorella , Peter Cary Peterson , Thomas McDonell , Jack S. Kimball , Billy Magnussen , Klavdia Ramnareine , Damian Young , Steve Grodewald , Ako , Ethan Peck , Stephanie Ittleson , Isiah Whitlock Jr. , Gregg Bello , Josh Casaubon , Maxx Brawer , Fiana Toibin , Rosalyn Coleman , Alice Barrett-Mitchell , Alexandra Neil , Rock Kohli , Finn Wittrock , Ed Moran

Twelve is the story of 17-year-old White Mike, the privileged son of a restaurant tycoon. His mother succumbed to breast cancer several years before the film begins. White Mike is a drug dealer who ha... read more read more...s taken his senior year in high school off to sell drugs to his wealthy peers. When he is not selling drugs he is reminiscing of his childhood and philosophizing about a world he feels he is not a part of. The title of the film refers to a new designer drug which the protagonist of the novel, White Mike, sells. The drug is referred to as a cross between cocaine and ecstasy.-- (C) Official Site

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R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Joel Schumacher

Release Date: August 6, 2010

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DVD Release Date: December 28, 2010

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  • 76Majikat
    November 4, 2011
    76Majikat
    [My predicted rating: 3

    This film almost has good points and could have made it as good film, perhaps if the acting was a little more gritty and parts of the plot were tidied up it would have been. In a world full of materialistic teens, the only one with a heart seems to be ... read moreDrug Dealer "White Mike".

    In the tough world of Drug dealing, gangs etc, "White Mike" seems to flow through with no trouble from more likely dealers, meanwhile we hear lots of back stories from all the characters, which never really go anywhere, it's a bit of a "pretty film". Fans of 50 Cent, will probably be disappointed in his small role, which really doesn't mix in too well.

    I have to give one mention of praise though and that is to Rory Culkin, who did show some pretty decent acting skills.
  • helpahorse
    September 4, 2011
    helpahorse
    Such a dull and boring movie. I stopped at the 10 minute mark. That narrator was killing me. His monotone voice giving me useless background information that I didn't need to know and didn't give a fuck about. Omggggg I didn't even watch it for that long, but it drove me insane. ... read moreI HATE narrators in a movie; it ruins the entire thing. It was like a fucking audio book. Nothing was even happening in the movie, sure I only watched it for a few minutes, but come on. A movie shouldn't be THAT uninteresting in the first 10 minutes. What a piece of shit film.
  • ceWEBrity
    July 9, 2011
    ceWEBrity
    It's like Brett Easton Ellis had a baby and threw it in a dumpster.
  • middleeasternfilms
    April 2, 2011
    middleeasternfilms
    Worse than I figured it would be and that's saying quite a lot! Teens using and more teens using and teens partying and more teens using and that's pretty much the film summed up. Some violence with only a scant hint at some kind of storyline involving White Mike's cousin being m... read moreurdered and his friend being framed for it. A complete waste of time. One of the worst movies I've seen in a while, even worse than those low-budget 50's horror films I've watched.
  • stevenecarrier
    December 31, 2010
    stevenecarrier
    I enjoyed "Twelve" for some very superficial reasons. I am always drawn to films where characters intersect in random ways. Also, films about rich people doing bad things always appeals to me in a very obvious way. Now, I am not saying "Twelve" is a good film, I will say it's an ... read moreentertaining film. It's entertaining in a tashy way. While director Joel Schumacher adds some interesting directorial flourishes, the cast never really delivers the emotions it needs to truly work. The film starts out like an extremely obvious New York City version of "Less Than Zero" but surprisingly, as the film moves along, it gets farther away from that and finds it's feet- no matter how wobbly they might be. "Twelve" is silly but entirely watchable. I have seen worse films about teenagers and drugs ("Havoc") and I have certainly seen better ("Requiem for a Dream").
  • ythelastman89
    December 31, 2010
    ythelastman89
    This is monumentally bad. Not only is it a terrible rendition of a great book, but it essentially says nothing at all. Joel Schumacher tries to bring in all these different elements into the story, including white backdrops for flashbacks and odd movement blurs, but they just don... read more't work at all. This just feels like a wannabe Bret Easton Ellis novel, which isn't even close to what the actual book did. This is just a chance to cash in on the popularity of The Gossip Girl by showing rich New York teens having sex and doing drugs. The dialogue is really what sends it over the edge, it 's not even close to being realistic or even halfway believable. It's sad, this potentially could have been an extremely relevant movie, but instead it just had all the wrong ideas on how to execute the plot and characters.
  • Screeny
    October 2, 2010
    Screeny
    The best thing about this teenage drug drama is the character development. All of the characters in the film are taken and measured down to a key point to why their connected and supposed to be in the film. It works really well and its the only good thing "Twelve" has to offer: i... read morets interesting characters. You watch the movie and your really dwelled up in whats going on but the movie ends to quickly and veiwers are left with many questions. It just didn't end the way it should have. The final conclusion doesn't really tie much together and thats what really kills "Twelve". Sure, its badly acted for the most part, but, its entertaining none-the-less. Its worth the one time watch.
  • SC007
    July 24, 2011
    SC007
    The film was so so. It kind of felt like the movies Less Than Zero or Traffic, but those films were much better than this one. Kiefer Sutherland's narration was not necessary. If they were to have a narration, it should have been by Chace Crawford. Actingwise, Crawford, Emma Robe... read morerts, and Rory Culkin are very good in the film.
  • xas5
    December 30, 2010
    xas5
    Good for a teen drama about drugs, The voice-over narrative gets a little drawn out and monotonous, especially with Kiefer Sutherland's voice, but the teen acting is done well with a lot of new faces. I am liking Emma Roberts more every time I see her now that she is acting in ad... read moreult-ish roles.
  • liveforward
    April 14, 2011
    liveforward
    Great voice-over narration. That part was well written. And that's really about the only thing positive I can say about this flick. Chace Crawford did exhibit some star power, however, but, beyond that, the story was uninteresting and pointless.

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Critic Reviews

Stephen Holden
August 6, 2010
Stephen Holden, New York Times

Sinks under the weight of its own pretensions. Full Review

Tom Long
August 6, 2010
Tom Long, Detroit News

The result isn't awful, but it is awfully familiar. When will someone make a film about being old, poor and ugly in Omaha? Full Review

Stephen Whitty
August 6, 2010
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

It all comes off as faintly absurd. Full Review

Kyle Smith
August 6, 2010
Kyle Smith, New York Post

It feels as shopworn as a dusty VHS tape of Less Than Zero. Full Review

Robert Abele
August 6, 2010
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times

Schumacher can't keep himself from the kind of vibey camera and editing flourishes that facilitate only viewer numbness... Full Review

Andrew O'Hehir
August 5, 2010
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

This movie's like an audiobook, accompanied by visuals from a 7-year-old copy of Vogue. Full Review

Peter Travers
August 4, 2010
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Joel Schumacher's 'Twelve,' from a much better 2002 novel by Nick McDonell, is a drag-ass slog. Full Review

Lisa Schwarzbaum
August 4, 2010
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

Unlike the novel, the movie never really gets inside these kids, who aren't in the least all right. Full Review

Melissa Anderson
August 3, 2010
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice

Though Crawford's bangs and facial hair are the most art-directed aspect of the movie, he's costumed to look like a member of the Trenchcoat Mafia (Madison Avenue branch). Full Review

Kirk Honeycutt
July 6, 2010
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

Sleek, giddy fun. Full Review

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