Mean Creek is a great film, the biggest problem with the film though is that, when you watch the first few minutes of the film, you know what is going to happen. It's that simplistic of a film, but the acting is what is really great about this film. For the best performance has to be Scott Mechlowicz (eurotrip is the film he is most recognized for), in this film he some what plays the villain , he is really just kind of a troubled kid. But the other performers Josh Peck, Rory Culkin, and Carly Schroeder also do a great job. I think this film is really great for at least one watch, the main reason as I said before is simply because of the storyline being simplistic. If I where to give it a rationg it would 7.9/10.