Sometimes people wonder, why and how kids who have it all, got into trouble. Be it stealing, rampaging or as in this case, dealing with drugs. You can't judge some by the cover or by the appearance. So even rich kids get bored and want to have "fun". Or just do things that they are not allowed to do. And having an adventure, like going to another country and buying drugs there.This real life story that we get served here, has quite some impact and is also a coming of age story. Even someone who is considered a reasonable kid may go the wrong way/route. In this case, he may say that a girl was the reason, but there is more to it. It is the respect (if you can call it that) he got from it). But is it worth it all? I would say no, but watch and judge for yourself. It's one thing to try something for fun ... it's another thing to dabble in things you cannot comprehend ...

Ok, all in all it was pretty typical entertainment. I was kind of along for the ride all the way, it was cool to watch poor person become rich, etc. Kind of like 21, etc. Always whenever the poor person goes and gets rich he gets busted lol.Acting was like... well it was kids, so you know.Honestly I would recommend this if you're bored, looking for something to watch. It's intriguing, and kept my attention all the way through.The only thing that killed me was the ending. It was incredibly typical. After-school special. I couldn't handle it lol. Like, beyond "Drugs are bad, mmkay" ending.Basically when the show looks like it's over, just go ahead and turn it off lol. Nothing special. Well, sort of. Actually there's one interesting part in there.I liked it because it reminded me of a friend that used to get caught up in stuff like that. Lol. He actually got off the hook though! lolWas busted and ended up with a mistrial because the car had been searched after detention lasted much longer than it should.

Good very well-executed social study but what a shame the writer brings such a hopeless dark outlook to the ending. The young cast is first rate, well filmed, and well directed. The story is not original but definitely pushes the usual limits of the high school drama beyond the comfortable bounds of suburbia, all the way to Medellin, Colombia. This said, as one considers the sad realities of growing up underprivileged, do we really have to be convinced that wealthy youths do indeed live in a dream world, protected from responsibility and remorse by an immuable armor or money and privilege. Do we really have to believe that the hopeful middle-class teenagers have nothing to hope for than despair and boredom in future made of struggle and misery? I don't think so. Why waste your public's hopes and flush them down the toilets of despair? Move on from the clichés and start using your art to help shape the world rather than this sob fest over injustices and impossible futures. Where are America's balls?

A quality cinematic treatment of this infamous episode from the 1980s seems a worthy and ambitious project."The Preppie Connection" fails in this endeavor. For starters, the budget was simply not adequate for the scope of this project. Its meant to show the elite prep school environment of the early-1980s, yet its not even close to qualifying as a period piece. Frankly, I don't think the filmmakers even tried very hard in this dept. I attended a famously "preppie" college in the early-80s, and to me, the costume design here is off, and in a way that makes the costume designer(s) appears lazy.The acting performances and overall casting are average, nothing really very compelling or inspired from any of these young actors. Logan Huffman as the antagonist is the bright spot.In an overdone genre of film, this half-baked effort misses the mark on several levels. The filmmakers should have sought better funding, or scraped this project all together. They chose to walk the middle of the road so to speak, so they are left with a somewhat awkward, entirely forgettable film.