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Very clever film noir set in high school.
9/10
1.8.2007 -
pcmcalo@ - age: 26-35
If this movie were a high school play, written by teens, I would think it was lame. It's not - what does that make it? Pretty pathetic. One of the most pretentious movies I've seen in ages. The acting is okay (if a little stiff), but the story and dialogue are terrible... At the end they spell out the plot, and to be perfectly honest, my boyfriend and I STILL didn't get what they were trying to prove (not only that, we didn't really care) He's got a master's degree and I've got a bachelor's. So we're not stupid people, or out of touch - it was just a bad movie.
4/10
28.8.2006 -
ebickell@ - age: 26-35
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Over the top dialogue with layers and layers of subtext and even with my ninth viewing, more and more keeps surfacing. Some of the best pacing I have ever seen. Great performances and suberb cinematography. No aspect is forgotten... in fact, everything seems to have gotten special attention. More than a must see.
10/10
13.7.2006 -
ethan@ - age: 18-25
Good noir flick with the twist being it's takes place around a high school. Joseph Gordon-Leavitt does an excellent turn playing the hero who gets beat up a lot but keeps on going. Interesting cast, some nice directorial touches and nice to see Richard Roundtree, in a cameo, picking up a cheque. The choice of Lou Reed's "Sister Ray" over the closing credits was a nice touch. Worth a look.
8/10
17.6.2006 -
dmacpherson12@ - age: 36-49
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I read reviews first and then went to see it and was a bit disappointed. It's ok if you have nothing else to do on a Sunday afternoon but go and see this. This movie kind of just "passed time". Plot was Good and I agree that it seemed very amature. I found it slow and the acting was not great. Overall it's a Good "passing time" movie but wouldn't have paid more that two bucks to see it.
5/10
4.6.2006 -
jasmine_h18@ - age: 18-25
The language is very cool and refreshing. The noir is played straight up, without pretense. The characters are engaged in their roles exactly the way high schoolers are: they play a role, but they live completely in it, without irony or calculation. There's no fibbing going on with these characters. So it's a hip, funny, honest noir film, that still feels like high school. Incredible!
9/10
23.5.2006 -
msentesy@ - age: 26-35
Will keep you intrigued until the end. Complicated plot to follow but Good entertainement.
8/10
8.5.2006 -
black,jack@ - age: 36-49
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