| | Rocket Science DVD
| Category | Television/TV Series DVDs, Comedies Movies, Dramas Videos, Musical, Teenage, Coming Of Age, Teenage Girls, High School Experiences | | Starring | Reece Daniel Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Margo Martindale, Aaron Yoo, Nicholas D'Agosto, Vincent Piazza | | Director | Jeffrey Blitz | | Composer | Eef Barzelay | | Director of Photography | Jo Willems | | Producer | Effie T. Brown, Sean Welch | | Screenwriter | Jeffrey Blitz |
Picturehouse and HBO Films present a story about Hal Hefner, an ordinary, shy 15 year-old boy who's struggling to make it through High School. On top of his parents' recent divorce and an obsessive- compulsive, kleptomaniac older brother, Hal has a stuttering problem. In spite of this speech impediment, the high school debate team star, Ginny Ryerson, invites Hal to join the team. Stumbling his way to the championship, Hal falls in love, gains confidence and ultimately, realizes that love and life should not be rocket science. Jeffrey Blitz (2002's SPELLBOUND) directs this comedy that follows in the footsteps of teen outsider indies such DONNIE DARKO, THUMBSUCKER, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, and RUSHMORE. Set in New Jersey, the film follows Hal Hefner (impressive newcomer Reese Thompson) in his attempts to go through high school unnoticed. This is made considerably harder by his obvious stutter and inability to verbalize even the most basic statements, not to mention his thoughts and feelings. Bringing him no help are his strange and abusive older brother Earl (Vincent Piazza), his recently divorced parents, his mother's live-in boyfriend, and his school's inadequate speech therapist. When the school's bossy, attractive debate champion Ginny Ryerson (Anna Kendrick) tries to recruit Hal as her debating partner, good sense tells him no but his hormones cry yes, and soon Hal finds himself confronted with growing feelings for Ginny as well as the looming humiliation of having to compete in the state finals.
ROCKET SCIENCE features a good cast of relative unknowns, who with the help of a solid script, convey the pangs of adolescent angst and the awkwardness of high school. The film treads familiar territory but does so well, sticking to the story and not getting too caught up in style. The film's soundtrack, which features songs from Clem Snide frontman Eef Barzelay, perfectly matches its indie pedigree.
Rocket Science Reviews: "[F]unny and moving....[With an] essental sweetness..."-- Ray Greene, Box Office 3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] a dramatic curveball that nails the befuddlement of teen romance....Backed by a fine cast, there's no argument: Blitz is a confident new voice."-- Tom Charity, Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "Affecting and original....The gamble pays off in this warm, funny comedy's poignant last moments..."-- Damon Wise, Uncut 3 stars out of 5 -- "The characters are beautifully drawn in all their oddities and the teen actors do good work..."-- Helen O'Hara, Empire "[C]harming and likeable....The script crackles with sharp observations and throwaway gags....Best of all is the integrity of the ending, which firmly eschews any fairytale solutions."-- Lisa Mullen, Sight and Sound Rocket Science | List Price | $14.98 (You save $4.89) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  50750  | | CD Universe Part number | 7550786 | | Catalog number | 1000014014 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 29, 2008 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for some sexual content and language | | Running Time | 101 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen |
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