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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
The movie revolves around a confused New York teenager, James Sveck, and his loving, eccentric and dysfunctional family. James has a deep perception of the world and no idea how to live in it but luckily, his enigmatic, free-spirited grandmother knows how he feels.
13 May 1961, Syracuse, New York, USA
15 June 1960, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
18 March 1947, Rybnik, Slaskie, Poland
7 December 1932, Detroit, Michigan, USA
21 September 1985, Boise, Idaho, USA
4 December 1987, Sun Valley, Idaho, USA
18 October 1985, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
2 December 1968, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
26 June 1984, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
17 June 1964, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
18 October 1991, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
11 July 1952, New York City, New York, USA
7 February 1985, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
October 04, 2012
It's not exactly a trainwreck of a movie, but Someday This Pain is so void of depth and meaning, it often resembles a parody of the bruised teen subgenre.October 03, 2012
Roberto Faenza shoots his Manhattan-set action with a glossiness that's as bland as the soundtrack ballads.October 24, 2012
Listless coming-of-age drama about teen's ho-hum "problems."October 04, 2012
The actors work overtime to make this would-be sensitive study of troubled youth work, but are undone by the windy triteness of the script.October 04, 2012
It might actually make audiences understand the urge to bully.October 08, 2012
The film takes itself too seriously while it tackles familiar territory.October 08, 2012
This cliche-ridden coming of age story is as painfully awkward as its troubled teen protagonist.October 02, 2012
These 2-D characters might as well be wearing T-shirts that say things like "Predatory College Professor" and "Self-Obsessed Father" on them.March 08, 2012
The film is a pleasant watch, filled with nice little moments of comedy and tenderness, and optimistic about the fate of dreamers who happen to be a little slow out of the starting gate.October 04, 2012
His pain may be useful to James someday, but to viewers, it's annoying right here and now.October 04, 2012
Several kinds of excruciating.