Movie #493 "Thumbsucker" -- I was looking forward to this one, but very disappointed. The humor escaped me most of the time, and I just found it slow, methodical, and a bit boring. I just saw it a few days ago, and I can't even remember most of it. I do know I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, but I did appreciate the lead character (Lou Taylor Pucci) and what he brought to the role ---- and that I hated Keanu Reeves in it, and I'm sometimes a fan of his. Take that back --- I liked him a lot in SPEED, but I wonder why I ever liked him in anything else! He's so cardboardy, and it is painfully obvioius here --- perhaps, that's part of the humor that escaped me. And here's another good performance by Tilda Swinton, wasted, because the part isn't quite big enough ---- when she steps in with her dream of running away with Benjamin Bratt, those moments were funny, but too fleeting. This is a don't bother, even if it did get accolades at sundance.
Rate 2.5 out of 5 stars
Thumbsucker
(2005) R
Teenager Justin Cobb (Lou Taylor Pucci) has an embarrassing secret: He still sucks his thumb. Berated by his father (Vincent D'Onofrio) for the childish habit and unable to confide in anyone, Justin lets his loopy orthodontist (Keanu Reeves) try hypnosis. Trouble is, it works almost too well, and before long, Justin needs another crutch to keep his angst at bay. Vince Vaughn and Tilda Swinton co-star in director Mike Mills's 2005 Sundance entry.
Genre: Comedies, Dramas, Independent Movies, Dark Comedies, Dramas based on a book, Independent Dramas, Independent Comedies, Dramas based on contemporary literature
This movie is: Dark, Quirky
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