Doncha love it when you go into a movie with no preconceptions or anticipations whatsoever and you come out having seen a total gem?
The film is funny, poignant, subtle, intelligent and entertaining in equal measures.
The performances are all spot on, especially Birch. And when did you not see a cracking job from Buscemi? I've not seen characterisations this subtle and well observed since Rob Reiner's This Is Spinal Tap.
The film speaks volumes about teen angst and a disillusioned teenager growing up in (and out of) some mid-western town.
I could go on about the evolving, and diminishing relationships between the characters, the special courage of choosing not to fit in to the society around you, and the racial hypocrisy lying under a veneer of decency within the community, but I'll let you discover all this for yourself.
The soundtrack is the most refreshing thing I've heard since Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
Give yourself a treat, go and see this movie.
The film is funny, poignant, subtle, intelligent and entertaining in equal measures.
The performances are all spot on, especially Birch. And when did you not see a cracking job from Buscemi? I've not seen characterisations this subtle and well observed since Rob Reiner's This Is Spinal Tap.
The film speaks volumes about teen angst and a disillusioned teenager growing up in (and out of) some mid-western town.
I could go on about the evolving, and diminishing relationships between the characters, the special courage of choosing not to fit in to the society around you, and the racial hypocrisy lying under a veneer of decency within the community, but I'll let you discover all this for yourself.
The soundtrack is the most refreshing thing I've heard since Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
Give yourself a treat, go and see this movie.