Thumbsucker
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Actor: Benjamin Bratt, Keanu Reeves, Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'OnofrioBrand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.0; French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.0; French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Product features:
- * Sundance Film Festival - Best Actor Lou Pucci.
- * Berlin International Film Festival - Best Actor Lou Pucci.
- * The Guardian New Directors Award (Mike Mills).
- * Audio Commentary with Director Mike Mills * Behind the Scenes Documentary
- * Conversation with Director Mike Mills and Novelist Walter Kirn * Director's Blog
Movie Reviews of Thumbsucker
Movie Review: a coming of age story with comedy and drama
Summary: 5 Stars
Thumbsucker is a sweet, tender and often humorous look at an awkward teenager's coming of age. The casting was superb; and the acting so well done that I found it a delight to watch this quirky comedy. The script was great, too; and both the cinematography and the choreography shine. The plot moves along at a very good pace and I never got bored; there's also plenty of character development and that's great.
When the action starts, we meet young Justin Cobb (Lou Taylor Pucci), a seventeen year old high school student with mediocre grades and a lack of interest in doing much schoolwork. Justin has his eyes on a young girl who is heavily into the environmental movement in their debate club; but he's shy and understandably clumsy about bringing up the topic of intimacy with her.
However, Justin has something else on his plate: curiously enough, at the age of seventeen he still sucks his thumb--not in public; but even the private habit angers his father Mike (Vincent D'Onofrio) and puzzles his well meaning mother Audrey (Tilda Swinton). When Justin's nutty dentist (Keanu Reeves) suggests hypnosis to rid Justin of his thumb sucking problem; it works--but then poor Justin has to find a way to get through life with yet another crutch. And wow, how this new crutch becomes an issue!
I came away from this movie wanting to yell "bravo" while standing up in my theater seat! The story is told with such tenderness that it truly touched me; and it goes to great lengths to show just how hard it can be to be an adolescent. Some people will say, of course, that Justin's behavior isn't always too endearing; and they certainly have a point. However, teenagers are at a tough age; many of us behaved like Justin behaves at one time or another when we were teenagers. If I was disappointed with the lack of development of anyone's character, it might be Justin's father Mike who always feels sorry for himself about a knew injury that kept him from playing pro football many years prior--if he were to make it to that level, of course. Look also for an outstanding performance by Tilda Swinton as Justin's mother Audrey; and Keanu Reeves provides some comic relief as the flaky dentist who wants to help Justin grow spiritually. In addition, Kelli Garner plays Rebecca wonderfully and Vince Vaughn plays Mr. Geary, the debate club teacher.
The DVD comes with a few extras. There is a "behind the scenes" featurette and there is an optional audio commentary with writer/director Mike Mills. There is also a conversation with director Mike Mills and novelist Walter Kirn.
Thumbsucker is a terrific, quirky comedy that still manages to tackle a number of issues at once and this impresses me. I recommend this for people who like coming of age stories; and of course fans of the actors in this film will want this for their collections.
Summary of Thumbsucker
JUSTIN COBB STILL SUCKS HIS THUMB AT 17. HE BELIEVES THAT IF HE COULD JUST STOP HE WOULD FINALLY BE HAPPY & 'NORMAL'. THE ONLYTHING THAT MAKES HIM QUIT IS HYPNOSIS ADMINISTERED BY HIS ORTHODONTIST. BUT WITHOUT HIS THUMB JUSTIN FEELS MORE ALIENATED THAN BEFORE & HIS REAL PROBLEMS HAVE JUST BEGUN.Similar DVD Movies
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