I know it's selfish to horde the first post of our brand new blog, but I think it only fitting to get the word out on a fantastic film playing in both our fair cities.
I'm talking about The Wackness.
Set in the summer of '94 in New York City, The Wackness is not only one of the best comedies of the year, it's one of the strongest coming of age stories I've ever seen. Now I know what all the Sundance fuss was about.
Suffice to say, I wish this movie had been around when I was in high school. It's an honest film about growing up, surviving your first love, and learning to deal with the pain that makes you who you are. It's just become one of my all time favorites.
I don't want to go too much into detail about this movie, but I brought Kim and a couple friends with me last night who had no idea what this film was, and we all absolutely loved it. I'm really surprised the online community hasn't been more supportive in publicizing and championing this indie darling.
Do yourself a favor: if you're in NY or LA right now, go see The Wackness. I was all set to see Hancock this weekend, but after all the bad press that film received, I've got not choice but to avoid the inevitable disappointment and buy another ticket to enjoy The Wackness all over again.
I hope the film expands across the country. Everyone deserves the chance to enjoy this sucker in the theater.
**UPDATED**
Speak of the devil, here are the US Release Dates:
July 3
NEW YORK
LOS ANGELES
July 11
SAN FRANCISCO
WASHINGTON, DC
PHILADELPHIA
BOSTON
SAN DIEGO
CHICAGO
SEATTLE
July 18
DALLAS
MINNEAPOLIS
PHOENIX
PORTLAND
July 25
HOUSTON
AUSTIN
DENVER
ATLANTA
PROVIDENCE
RALEIGH-DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL
CHARLOTTE
CLEVELAND
SAN ANTONIO
ALBUQUERQUE
SANTA FE
DETROIT
ANN ARBOR
MIAMI – FT.
LAUDERDALE – WEST PALM
KANSAS CITY
HONOLULU
MAUI
MILWAUKEE
MADISON
SALT LAKE CITY
SACRAMENTO
FRESNO
MONTEREY
RENO
EUGENE
SALEM
TACOMA
OLYMPIA
BELLINGHAM
ANCHORAGE
ST.
LOUIS
BALTIMORE
ANNAPOLIS
RICHMOND
August 1
EVERYWHERE ELSE
Things to love about The Wackness
- Josh Peck's lyrical and charismatic performance as Luke Shapiro.
- Sir Ben Kingsley smoking pot, getting high and being all flavors of awesome.
- The sweetest hip hop you've ever heard in a film.
- Absolutely gorgeous photography of a New York City 14 years gone by.
- A young love story that is bold enough to end honestly instead of in typical, formulaic fashion.
- Blunt and beautiful depictions of teen sexuality and drug use without a hint of judgement or moralizing.
- How much better it is than David Gordon Green's "All The Real Girls." On like every level.
East Coast. West Coast. Love.
1 comments:
I LOVE that you talked about The WAckness. I've been trying to get everyone I know to see it. But I'm biased. I dated the lead character in the film and we "broke up" two weeks before he began filming for the movie. So seeing the film for me was a completely different experience. I had to watch someone that I cared about romantically have sex with someone else. That was an interesting experience. But I also got to sit there and appreciate it with a different insight than most people seeing it have.
I need to sleep.. but yes. The Wackness. It is a must see--and I mean that with unbiasedness (is that a word?).
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