Directed by Rian Johnson
Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
I’d say this is “Dawson’s Creek” meets Hitchcock but attaching the name “Dawson’s Creek” would be insulting. My point is it was teenagers not talking or acting like they should. The tagline for this film is “A detective story” – but had this not been pointed out to me, the 1940s-esque film noir, “who dunnit?” talk might have been lost on me and I might have been turned off on the whole idea all together. Instead, it works on many levels; afterall the dialogue adds to mood, setting, theme etc.
Oh and yes, that is Tommy from “3rd Rock From the Sun” – baby’s all growns up! And also has an edge I wasn’t expecting from that character. He has the appearance of a timid, lonely teenage boy but really is not afraid to back up his words with actions and will do so. Dare I say, Tommy got cool.
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