There were two reasons I watched this movie. The first was to see Melissa Benoist exercise her acting chops in something a bit darker after seeing her in Glee and Supergirl - not that Marley and Kara are the same but something with a little less sunshine. She delivered in this role as she always does. It appears that no matter what it thrown her way, she bats it out of the park... incredible actress. The second reason I watched it is simply because I love indie movies and I found it on Amazon. While not a fan of Blake Jenner, it was apparent he had no problem accessing his anger as an actor and using it to get many of his points across, which was interesting to see after what's been on the news lately. But the primary theme of the movie, as I perceived it, was that quite often no matter how hard you want to change the people around you often won't let you. They shove you into a box, wrap it in tape, and mark it with a sharpie and now matter how much you claw and contort yourself you often can never break out of that box that others have trapped you in. The main character in this movie wanted to change. He wanted out of the gang he was in. He wanted the beautiful girlfriend and the normal life. But no one would allow him to leave his past behind and change except Jennifer. However, she had to protect her own boundaries and rightfully so when Billy put her family in danger. The theme of the movie is a true statement about humanity... about our society. Friendships... relationships often fall apart when one person tries to improve in some way. Other people involved will try to sabotage or, if you're lucky, you will find someone to grow with you. Billy was not so lucky. His friends wanted him to fall with them. So he did... and he took some really good people with him. I won't lie. This movie took 3 hours for me to get through. It wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen. Melissa Benoist did a great job and, like I said, though sad, the theme will hit home for a lot of people.