Not nearly as bad as the critics have made it out to be (mostly due to its controversial subject matter), Hick does suffer from pacing issues, weird editing at times and a director who's not sure where he wants to take his film.

The acting is the best thing about this movie. As Luli, Chloë Moretz (taking on her first leading role) does a great job carrying the film and making us feel for her, and both Eddie Redmayne and…