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Submitted by Sarah D. Bunting on March 5, 2007 – 5:52 AMNo Comment

I liked it, but I love Rushmore, and this felt…not derivative of Rushmore, quite, but very similar to it, and without its charm and depth. A lot of it seemed like eccentricities for their own sake, and Pedro is sweet, I guess, but…I guess. You know? That whole aspect of the plotting, that friendship, felt unearned to me. I enjoyed myself while watching it; Heder can really do that awkward “[pause…run away]” thing very well; I just kind of was left with “…And?” at the end. (12/5/06)

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