Michael Cuesta's Twelve and Holding is an over-structured independent American movie with a strong cast that includes the lovely Annabella Sciorra, star 14 years ago of Minghella's Mr Wonderful. A 12-year-old small-town middle-class boy is accidentally killed when two working class kids throw a Molotov cocktail into his tree house. After this horrific opening, the picture examines the effect this act has on his twin brother (who has a large facial birthmark) and his two closest chums, one an obese boy, the other a precocious half-Chinese girl. The theme is facing up to reality, but the treatment is too literal and overly melodramatic.