Moxie User Rating

This film has yet to be rated  -  login or register to rate this film

Synopsis

It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana—but change is in the air. The newly inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen, and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet and funny coming-of-age story. Winner of the Audience Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Jonathan Levine.

Film Information

• Genre: Comedy | Drama
• Director: Jonathan Levine
• Written By: Jonathan Levine
• Starring: Josh Peck, Sir Ben Kingsley, Method Man, Mary Kate Olsen, Olivia Thirlby, Famke Janssen, and Aaron Yoo
• Running Time: 95 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: R for pervasive drug use, language and some sexuality
• Language: English
• Official Site

Reviews

"If you have ever experienced the crushing effect of young love, you owe it to yourself to check out this gem of a dark comedy."

   - Zack Haddad, Film Threat

"A tightly packed entertainment. It explodes through familiar teen-transition territory with dark ironies, but, all the while, touches are sentiments."

   - Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter

"Not everything in The Wackness works and there are times when the divergent serious/comedic tones clash instead of complementing each other. However, in spite of its flaws, the production gets us to care about the characters and their situations."

   - James Berardinelli, ReelViews

"Both darkly funny and life-affirming, in an offbeat and offhanded way."

   - Claudia Puig, USA Today

"Nostalgic for those bad old days, The Wackness was shot at a time when it actually looked like"

   - Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Showtimes

• Wednesday, August 20th
  9:30 pm
• Thursday, August 21st
  7:00 pm
• Friday, August 22nd
  9:30 pm
• Saturday, August 23rd
  7:00 pm
• Sunday, August 24th
  7:00 pm
• Monday, August 25th
  7:00 pm
• Tuesday, August 26th
  9:15 pm
• Wednesday, August 27th
  9:30 pm
• Thursday, August 28th
  7:00 pm
• Friday, August 29th
  9:30 pm
• Saturday, August 30th
  7:00 pm
• Sunday, August 31st
  7:00 pm
• Monday, September 1st
  9:30 pm
• Tuesday, September 2nd
  7:00 pm