Review of The Wackness (2008) by Bobby L — 26 Nov 2009
Formulaic plot, sure, but for so much of this movie I felt like I was invading these people's lives, seeing small moments of grief/ passion/ anger/ etc. that in normal lives you would not see. That is the film's greatest achievement, that even though it is a familiar story, the actors are so raw and Jonathan Levine (the director, whom also did the superb "All The Boys Love Mandy Lane") revivals in and focuses on these small mounts that feel so real it's amazing.
Josh Peck is brilliant and has great chemistry with his other leads; an adorable Olivia Thrilby as his love interest/ step-daughter of Ben Kingsely's psychiatrist, with whom Josh trades sessions for weed.
They all do their part, and the sequence after a date with Thrilby, Peck starts dancing on the sidewalk; it's a crane shot, looking down on him, and while he is dancing the sidewalk lights up where he is stepping.
It was great. This movie also has one of the best sex scenes I have seen recently, and there is no nudity. It's just so raw feeling and there's an amazing buildup.
This review of The Wackness (2008) was written by Bobby L on 26 Nov 2009.
The Wackness has generally received positive reviews.
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