Rating: R
Movie Release Date: July 3, 2008
DVD Release Date: January 6, 2009
Plot 411: A drug dealer and his client become friends despite their age, taste in music and lifestyle.
Review: First off, this movie has the best soundtrack ever. If you grew up in the '90s, this will flash you back to your diaper days. Music from A Tribe Called Quest, Notorious B.I.G., R. Kelly and more are featured in this movie. It's "dope!" Ok, getting on with the review . . . Luke (Josh Peck), a small-time drug dealer and recent high school graduate, is on the outskirts of popularity. He's the dude who supplies the drugs. That's it. No matter how much he wants to be liked and to have friends, he is unable to connect with the hip kids. Instead, he connects with one of his clients, Dr. Jeffrey Squires (Ben Kingsley). Squires is a shrink who trades couch time for dime bags. The guy's got his own bag of issues but seems to be a decent shrink for others. As time goes on, Luke and Squires develop a friendship - both professional and personal - that helps them through rough times. Luke's parents are facing eviction and Squires and his wife Kristen (Famke Jannsen) are drifting apart. Luke has also never gotten laid before, and this is at the top of his priority list. Yet, despite Squires' encouragement to up his game, Luke is hung up on Squires' stepdaughter Stephanie (Olivia Thirlby). As one of the popular kids, she is definitely out of his reach. But, during the summer before college, the two hook up. Luke's reasons are romantic and even though he lives in NYC, pushes drugs and listens to rap, he is sweetly innocent and naive. Under all that stereotype, he is still a kid from a decent part of town no matter how hard he tries to go all thug life. Steph's, on the other hand, is just a bored little rich girl. This is a period piece (if you can call 15 years ago a period) that is littered with drugs, sex and dark humor. It feels utterly real - from the dialogue to the music to the clothes. One of my favorite quotes is: "I got mad love for you shorty. That's on the real. I like . . . I wanna like listen to Boyz II Men when I'm . . . when I'm with you." That is true love - '90s style. LMAO!
Movie Release Date: July 3, 2008
DVD Release Date: January 6, 2009
Plot 411: A drug dealer and his client become friends despite their age, taste in music and lifestyle.
Review: First off, this movie has the best soundtrack ever. If you grew up in the '90s, this will flash you back to your diaper days. Music from A Tribe Called Quest, Notorious B.I.G., R. Kelly and more are featured in this movie. It's "dope!" Ok, getting on with the review . . . Luke (Josh Peck), a small-time drug dealer and recent high school graduate, is on the outskirts of popularity. He's the dude who supplies the drugs. That's it. No matter how much he wants to be liked and to have friends, he is unable to connect with the hip kids. Instead, he connects with one of his clients, Dr. Jeffrey Squires (Ben Kingsley). Squires is a shrink who trades couch time for dime bags. The guy's got his own bag of issues but seems to be a decent shrink for others. As time goes on, Luke and Squires develop a friendship - both professional and personal - that helps them through rough times. Luke's parents are facing eviction and Squires and his wife Kristen (Famke Jannsen) are drifting apart. Luke has also never gotten laid before, and this is at the top of his priority list. Yet, despite Squires' encouragement to up his game, Luke is hung up on Squires' stepdaughter Stephanie (Olivia Thirlby). As one of the popular kids, she is definitely out of his reach. But, during the summer before college, the two hook up. Luke's reasons are romantic and even though he lives in NYC, pushes drugs and listens to rap, he is sweetly innocent and naive. Under all that stereotype, he is still a kid from a decent part of town no matter how hard he tries to go all thug life. Steph's, on the other hand, is just a bored little rich girl. This is a period piece (if you can call 15 years ago a period) that is littered with drugs, sex and dark humor. It feels utterly real - from the dialogue to the music to the clothes. One of my favorite quotes is: "I got mad love for you shorty. That's on the real. I like . . . I wanna like listen to Boyz II Men when I'm . . . when I'm with you." That is true love - '90s style. LMAO!
Watch It: For a trip down memory lane and a movie with a decent plot.
Skip It: For the excessively high drug content.
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