This film is an example of the genre of comedy that involves being very serious about something very not-serious. In this case, this is a detailed, in-depth investigation of a school vandalism in which dicks were spray painted on teacher's cars.
The high school journalist who takes this case on is wonderfully obsessive, comparing the art style of an accused students own dick drawings and researching the reliability of the sole witness by investigating whether he *really* got a hand job from the hottest girl in school, an investigation that involves detailed site-line maps and ridiculously sterile animations.
The film is done in the typical style of a modern crime documentary, and it is dead on (to the extent that there is no way high school students could create anything remotely this sophisticated).
At the center of it all is the accused, Dylan a dopey prankster wonderfully played by Jimmy Tatro, who I can't say enough good things about. Dylan is totally ridiculous and totally believable, and the result is wonderfully funny.
While the movie is very silly, it still draws you into the mystery. I watched the entire thing in a day, not just because it was funny but also because I really wanted to learn what happened.
As the series gets more plot-driven and takes on some of the moral complexities of airing an entire school's dirty laundry in order to help one idiot, it loses some of the humor, but it's only the final episode that gives itself more to drama and comedy. I don't entirely mind that; once you create full-dimensional characters it seems cruel to give them a silly, two-dimensional ending.
Ignore the people who dismiss this as a bunch of dick jokes. Considering the subject matter, it's surprising how rarely the movie goes for the cheap joke. This is incredibly funny and involving and should not be missed.
The high school journalist who takes this case on is wonderfully obsessive, comparing the art style of an accused students own dick drawings and researching the reliability of the sole witness by investigating whether he *really* got a hand job from the hottest girl in school, an investigation that involves detailed site-line maps and ridiculously sterile animations.
The film is done in the typical style of a modern crime documentary, and it is dead on (to the extent that there is no way high school students could create anything remotely this sophisticated).
At the center of it all is the accused, Dylan a dopey prankster wonderfully played by Jimmy Tatro, who I can't say enough good things about. Dylan is totally ridiculous and totally believable, and the result is wonderfully funny.
While the movie is very silly, it still draws you into the mystery. I watched the entire thing in a day, not just because it was funny but also because I really wanted to learn what happened.
As the series gets more plot-driven and takes on some of the moral complexities of airing an entire school's dirty laundry in order to help one idiot, it loses some of the humor, but it's only the final episode that gives itself more to drama and comedy. I don't entirely mind that; once you create full-dimensional characters it seems cruel to give them a silly, two-dimensional ending.
Ignore the people who dismiss this as a bunch of dick jokes. Considering the subject matter, it's surprising how rarely the movie goes for the cheap joke. This is incredibly funny and involving and should not be missed.