‘The Wackness’ Is Mad Dope
Boo. Last night David flew back to NYC and this morning my trusty Honda got shipped back to Detroit and I’m left here all alone. Well, not for long … I’ll be heading off to NYC at the end of this week and then David and I will be heading to Europe so I shant be lonely for long. After I dropped David off at the airport, I grabbed a quick bite to eat before meeting up with Jordan at the Arc Light to see The Wackness:
Let me tell you … this is a great movie. I was intrigued when I first heard about this nostalgic “period piece” that is set in 1994 so I had to make sure to check it out. I cannot even tell you how impressed I was with the strong acting performances in this film. It should come as no surprise that Ben Kingsley was phenomenal (he really was) but I was very impressed with both Josh Peck (who looks like a young mixture of Jesse Bradford and Milo Ventimiglia) and Olivia Thirlby. The each gave really strong, really believable performances. If Juno was able to score Oscar noms then the same should hold true for this film. I enjoyed Josh Peck’s performance much more than Ellen Page’s performance. I hope this movie finds its audience, it’s really a great film. I wasn’t too keen on the OVERT references to all things 90’s (well, maybe that’s not entirely true … the 90’sness was funny but sometimes a bit much) but I did laugh out loud at the Reebok Pump and Gameboy cameos in the film. The muted color of the movie did give it that “old” look, which is a bit disturbing since 1994 wasn’t all that long ago. I wasn’t at all impressed with Mary-Kate Olsen’s bit in the film … she was totally forgettable … but absent that, the movie is really solid. Great acting, great story. The sex scene was just perfect … awkward, funny and real. Both Jordan and I really loved this movie. If you haven’t seen it yet, you must … don’t wait for DVD, see it in the theater — I promise you won’t be disappointed.
This afternoon, I’m meeting up with Darion and Kirsten for a little outing that we’ve been planning. I’m not gonna spill the deets just yet but, if all goes well, I should have some fun ass pics to post tomorrow :)
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July 16th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Do you remember Josh Peck used to be fat kid on Nickelodeon? He was on The Amanda Show and that move “Snow Day”. He looks so yummy now I almost didn’t think is was him!! =)
July 16th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Really glad you got to catch The Wackness, Trent. Olivia Thirlby is a fantastic actress.
July 16th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I saw this at Sundance (yeah, pretentious, I know) and I LOVED it. It’s got a great soundtrack too. I’m so glad to see it getting some national attention :)
July 16th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Who would have thought that Josh Peck would have turned out to be the hot one from that Nickelodeon?
July 16th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
i’m glad to hear you liked this – i always seem to agree with your reviews. So psyched this is finally out :)
July 16th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I cannot believe that is Josh Peck. I used to catch “Drake and Josh” on Nick once in a while. I know he was losing weight toward the end of that show’s run, but damn!