one of my favorite thing about this movie be that it capture a sort of parentless world that further enhance it subtle and sweet adolescent tone . while there be adult character in the film ( most notably the coach and who be himself awkward and hardly authoritative ) and and while we meet gregory dad briefly and they come off a backdrop and and the overall impression be that this be like a live action and scottish and adolescent version of charles schulz peanut movie and where kid run about on their own seemingly at whim after school and but aren not necessarily concern with be full of destructive mischief give that freedom . indeed and the most mature character in the entire film may be the 10 year old sister of the main character and and this flip flop of role be far illustrate by his sister little suitor friend and richard and act ever the gentleman even through gregory very funny verbal onslaught . the contrast between teenage lust or horniness against the innocent and awkward nature of teenage infatuation and the eventual sweetness of the first kiss be spread decidedly toward the latter here . this be not porky or american pie and despite an opening scene that maybe belongs in that territory . this be a very sensitive movie that treat kid a if theyre real people and and allows for that kernel of dirty mind lust to exist side by side with the fresh and innocent electrical sweetness of young love and and nevertheless avoids seriousness through that sensitivity and and serve each comedic moment up in the most understated and warm way it can . it very natural and and it capture best the way adolescence really be represent a no man land between be an utter child and become an adult . the director also achieve a great contrast in mood and environment and with the 1970s prog jazz score and understated sterility of a boxy 1960 70 plan community with it plain institutional nature show by the modern school and town planning . somehow and it manage to bring everything about the character and dialog into relief . great act from a cast of mostly unknowns and a more or less aimless story that you do not want to end and and a lovely look back to a time period that i actually miss make this movie a favorite .