Relive Jr. High at Your Own Risk
Reviewed by Bruce Cantwell
Todd Solondz must have had a hell of a time in Junior High.
Did you enjoy being twelve? Tell the truth now. Oh, sure, The Wonder Years was nostalgic, but whether the creators of the show had a better time of it, or whether years of analysis and Prozac have tamed the savage memories, they tip-toed around the seventh grade as walpurgisnacht.
Writer/director Todd Solondz brings back all of the gory details. He also makes us laugh.
I see so few natural kids in films that when an actress like Heather Matarazzo takes center stage as an all-around dork, it's a very pleasant surprise.
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