The ultimate "outsider" movie
Lover of quirky, unique films, DVD collector, thinking different
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NOV
17
2007
Thora Birch & Scarlett Johansson (way before she was a superstar) play two best friends - Enid & Rebecca, who are beginning to grow apart as they leave high school and enter adulthood. Enid finds herself having to repeat a course in summer school, while Rebecca gets a job and starts making a life for herself. After the girls play a cruel prank on a lonely man (Seymour), played by Steve Buscemi, Enid begins to form a close friendship with him.
The story focuses on these three main characters, as Rebecca grows farther apart from Enid - and Enid grows closer to Seymour. The dialog is sharp, witty & filled with humorous irony. Supporting roles by Illeana Douglas, Bob Balaban & Teri Garr (to name but a few) help to make this one of the best-made independent films of the decade.
Overall, this film is a series of vignettes that go together to form a larger story. Many of the scenes are so well-crafted, with such tight dialog, that they could almost stand on their own as little five-minute movies.
Thora Birch's performance really stands out - and she has some of the best lines in a film filled with great dialog. It's surprising that she hasn't followed Scarlett Johansson into the world of super-stardom.
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