This movie is charming and funny enough to rise above its considerable weaknesses, mainly thanks to Brendan Fraser's enchanting performance as an unfrozen cave-man who finds himself in a modern high school. Chief among said weaknesses are the two out of the three leading characters; a snotty little high-school social climber played by Sean Astin, and the always-annoying Paulie Shore. And the fact that it's yet another high-school message film (`Be yourself and you'll be popular'). But Fraser makes up for it all he hardly speaks but his expressive face and uninhibited body carry the film. Imagine a young and naive Cary Grant
Review of Encino Man
