I rented this film on Netflix and I wanted to like it. I even put aside my tendencies to critique it from the perspective of a discerning filmmaker. I'd recently watched "Junebug" and LOVED it (I didn't care much for "You, Me and Everyone We Know") -- so I hoped for the best. The film is tedious and boring at times. Although there are some moments that were sweet, the kid got on my last nerve. Sucking his thumb, then taking Hyper Active ADD Medicine, then ditching that medicine under the pretense of being honorable, and then changing to weed. C'mon. And the way this kid spoke to his parents was beyond me. I do not believe that kids speak to their parents like that on a regular basis. That's a stereotype. Basically, after an hour I hated the kid and wished someone would clock him upside the head and tell him to "man-up" --for chrissake, he's 17, not a child! It's not a horrible film...but aren't we supposed to care about the main character?
Review of Thumbsucker
Thumbsucker
(2005)
Tried hard, but I couldn't care for the main character
13 February 2006
Warning: Spoilers