I liked that the camp leader Hail, played brilliantly by Stormare, is treated fairly by the script. Too often in this sort of movie, this type of character would be a caricature. And this whole boot camp notion doesn't seem that unreasonable. His approach does have merits.
But, the lead boy "Ben" managing to trick his parents into thinking he's a drug addict so he gets sent to the exact same camp is pretty implausible.
The camp rapist Logan is treated TOO fairly imho. He dies in a horrible way, but it feels more like an accident.
Logan shows the insidious problems of Hail's approach. Hail's motivation is honest. It's problematic because it assumes the kids' parents are angels and doesn't allow for the possibility that the kids are getting high because their parents are abusing or even raping them.
And there's the bigger problem of Logan. He's extracting sexual favors from the girls for privileges. When one pushes back, he flat out rapes her.
But, the lead boy "Ben" managing to trick his parents into thinking he's a drug addict so he gets sent to the exact same camp is pretty implausible.
The camp rapist Logan is treated TOO fairly imho. He dies in a horrible way, but it feels more like an accident.
Logan shows the insidious problems of Hail's approach. Hail's motivation is honest. It's problematic because it assumes the kids' parents are angels and doesn't allow for the possibility that the kids are getting high because their parents are abusing or even raping them.
And there's the bigger problem of Logan. He's extracting sexual favors from the girls for privileges. When one pushes back, he flat out rapes her.