Augusta, Gone

i am not too big of a fan of lifetime. i only watch their movies occasionally when my mother is watching the channel, but this movie really surprised me. i was bored and my parents were watching it. my father falling asleep like always. from the beginning, i got hooked. the acting was great and the music that they chose to accompany the scenes was a great selection that seemed very relevant to what was going on, especially the avril lavigne songs. my parents went to bed midway, but i actually stayed up to watch the whole thing. GREAT MOVIE! i just wish lifetime would show it again so i can record it or that they would put it on DVD!!. i would definitely recommend this movie!

Only highly rated because I remember this show being on Lifetime when I was younger and being creeped out by it. Not that it's creepy but rather that the teen girl, Augusta, becomes so unhinged and crazy and depressed for no real reason! She starts hanging out with the wrong crowd of kids and starts smoking, drinking, doing drugs, cutting off her hair, rebelling, calling her mom vulgar names, not caring about school and just being a brat! And even after watching this as a kid and as an adult, I don't get why. Ok so she thinks she's ugly...so? That means we take drugs and show hate towards your mom? Not ok. This movie really bothered me as a kid because I was like, oh no is this what'll happen to me when I'm a teenager? It didn't, I knew drugs, drinking, and smoking and hanging out with rebellious kids was BAD. I still don't understand what made the daughter behave so horribly!!

One cringe thing in this movie is at the end, you see the real life counterparts behind the story. The real mom and daughter and this kinda ruined it. Why do they always cast actors who look 10X better than the real life people??

Anyway, the casting was ok, I'm familiar with the actor who plays the mom in this movie from "Rizzoli and Isles" so that was neat to see her. But she looks nothing like the gummy lady she is supposed to be playing.

Do I recommend this? Maybe to teens to show them how horrible and ugly this behavior is. It could lead to a good conversation about body image and self esteem. IDK. Would I ever watch this again? Probably not. It wasn't that great.

this is a controversial subject of a movie it's based on a REAL boarding school that i personally attended as well as the wilderness "camps" it's not a joke, it's a serious, hard place to be at..

so, unless you don't know what these schools are like, don't say much on it and because i knew some staff who knew the girl, not everyone ends up like "augusta" .. people successfully graduate the program and love it..

it depends on the student..because there are a lot of resistant people to the program.. by the way, i was in the boarding school she was at when this life time movie came out... the mother over exxagerated on the book and the place.

As a mother of a now adult daughter who was exactly a spitting image to the girl Augusta, I totally understand how her mother felt ... and this movie touched home ... She was a lucky girl that her mom was able to break through to her ..... I was not as lucky ... My daughter is now 25, has 4 children by 4 different men, is anorexic, and on crack ... and still playing the mind games and blame games ..... and holding her babies over my head as bait ........ and as soon as I get close .. she packs up the kids and runs into hiding again This is Reality and life is not always Cotton Candy Sweet ... and Prayers and Faith sometimes are the only things that keep me going

Absolutely incredible! The film really captures Augusta's transformation and journey. Every time I see this film, I learn not only more about myself, but about the struggles we all go through and the choices we make. The harsh realities we all struggle to overcome. Mika Boreem is an incredible actress. There are many really powerful scenes in this movie that truly open your eyes. Their is so much emotion in each scene that you just have to watch. You feel connected. The music in the movie is awesome and goes great with each scene. Augusta, Gone is definitely my favorite film of all time. It will definitely impact your life.