Genre: Dramedy
Tagline: Sometimes it’s right to do the wrong things
Ebert gave it: 3 stars
Let’s get a few things straight. The 90s were cool (I wasn’t cool in the 90s because I was in my awkward puberty phase for some of it), Ben Kingsley is cool (and sexy), despite what some say, drugs are cool (low key drugs), new york is cool. Ok The Wackness won the Audience Award at Sundance, my friend, let’s call her Suzanne (because that’s her name) loved this film and recommended it to me. Lucky for me I have a theatre just a few bus stops away that plays great artsy, independent movies so I’m able to see this stuff whenever I want for $10 a pop. Which in the time of stupid people and bad movies is a deal.
The Wackness follows young (and moodily hot!) Luke Shapiro through his journey of leaving the safe confines of high school and entering a new world. He trades pot for therapy sessions with therapist Dr. Squires who refuses to give Shapiro any sort of drug remedy for the so call depression he is convinced he has. Instead he tells him that life won’t get better and you might as well just get laid. These therapy sessions also give Dr. Squires some well needed help with his life that is falling apart. Read the rest of this entry ?
