9/10
A modern, new and straightforward view of the vapid suburban landscape without the overkill of satire and dark humor.
31 March 2006
Some may find the film dark and humorous if they can relate but are a little uncomfortable with the actualities displayed. I found myself interestingly and appropriately disinterested in the film, not thoroughly engaged nor detached, kind of what the film showcases as a way of life. I felt this was a film that takes place within the void that ultimate suburbia cradles. The movie doesn't point fingers or preach. It wasn't something I laughed out loud at but found easy to watch because of the displaced point of view and satisfying and entertaining because of the superb acting and directing. The script doesn't follow a center character or event really. The movie involves various characters, children and adults both of whom are largely detached from each other and the world. The story zooms in a bit more on two living High school students 13 and 18 with an emphasis also on one deceased and one fictional character. I would also say it's a film showing just how clean, unsatisfying and omnipotent denial can become with the help of psychology / psychiatry, civic engineering, and a lost sense of humanity and reality. High score for excellent acting and directing and also for a unique script that seems to missing a heartbeat in all the relevant ways.
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