Review of The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) by Marc V — 26 Jun 2007

Shia's real first film and he was great in it.

This review of The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) was written by Marc V on 26 Jun 2007.

The Battle of Shaker Heights has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Heather Havrilesky (2) for Salon.com (2,725) on 21 Jun 2011

The nice thing about seeing so much time, money and effort go into a bland film is that it makes you appreciate truly inspired filmmaking even more…

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By Konstantinos L (31) on 28 Aug 2009

Typical and average, but Shia LaBeouf presents a strong non typical character with great easiness! Worth seeing the film, for his performance only…

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By Conner R (1,016) on 04 Sep 2009

Shia LeBoeuf (who should change his name) carries this Proj. Greenlight film. A good afternoon waster…

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By Ryan S (2,401) on 13 Feb 2009

After dodging this film for years (since I heard it was not filmed in my beloved city), I finally borrowed a copy from a fellow Ohioan…

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By Joe S (1,170) on 19 Jan 2012

A funny thing just happened to me. I thought you were dead on the couch. When you're 17, every day is war…

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By Nelson P (461) on 08 Jan 2009

There were some really funny lines in this movie. Labeouf was fantastic; I also loved his chemistry with Bart…

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By Sanford R (845) on 22 Nov 2008

A great movie. An underappreciated little gem :)…

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By Richard L (950) on 26 Jul 2013

Meh. Has good ideas, doesn't know where exactly to go with them. Some funny moments, decent writing, and an ok performance from LaBeouf…

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By Rafael P (40) on 16 Jun 2008

Actually its really unique and touching. Not a standard hollywood movie + great soundtrack…

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By Kimberly M (272) on 04 Feb 2009

It was interesting...good for a first time film maker though, if you look at it that way…

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