2008 Woodie Awards
Coming-of-age comedy stutters to big screen
By: Anthony Barsanti
Issue date: 8/30/07 Section: Lifestyle
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His home life is shit, with his bigger, older brother who's only way of showing affection is by manhandling the scrawny Hal at any opportunity, and his muddled mother who can't even manage to keep the squarest man in the house. Lacking the support of a father (or mother) figure, and being forced to fend for himself, Hal manages to survive on his own when, even after Ginny gives up on teaching him and leaves the team for a rival school, he goes in search of the legend. Her former teammate, Wekselbaum, is found working happily at a cleaners in the slums of Trenton, N.J., and it is here where Hal plans to stage a comeback to prove his worth - but to whom?
In Anderson's "Rushmore," (1998) Max Fischer also slowly comes to the realization that, in short, life sucks, especially when you first realize this upon the loss of your innocence/virginity/etc., and that it doesn't get much better down the road. The only thing you can really do is find out what makes you happy, and don't fuck it up.
"Rocket Science," which premiered Aug. 10, is currently playing at the Hi-Pointe Theatre.
In Anderson's "Rushmore," (1998) Max Fischer also slowly comes to the realization that, in short, life sucks, especially when you first realize this upon the loss of your innocence/virginity/etc., and that it doesn't get much better down the road. The only thing you can really do is find out what makes you happy, and don't fuck it up.
"Rocket Science," which premiered Aug. 10, is currently playing at the Hi-Pointe Theatre.
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