The story line is the "Wackness." Luke (Josh Peck) is a coming of age drug dealer in New York. He sees a psychotherapist, Dr. Squires (Ben Kingsley) who he swaps marijuana for sessions. Dr Squires has a failing marriage to his wife (Famke Janssen). Luke is an outcast who is smitten by Stephanie (Olivia Thirlby) the step-daughter of Dr. Squires. Luke is attempting to sell drugs at an accelerated pace to prevent his family from being evicted and exiled to New Jersey.
The film has its cookie characters in drug users (Mary-Kate Olsen, Jane Adams) and is filled with truisms which adds boredom to a dialogue already burdened with too much seriousness. While the situation is comic, the dialogue fails to keep pace. The characters lacked a certain amount of believably. The film got rave reviews, perhaps due the original plot and underlying themes, but as a comedy it won't have you rolling on the floor.
PARENTAL GUIDE: F-bomb, sex, brief nudity.
The film has its cookie characters in drug users (Mary-Kate Olsen, Jane Adams) and is filled with truisms which adds boredom to a dialogue already burdened with too much seriousness. While the situation is comic, the dialogue fails to keep pace. The characters lacked a certain amount of believably. The film got rave reviews, perhaps due the original plot and underlying themes, but as a comedy it won't have you rolling on the floor.
PARENTAL GUIDE: F-bomb, sex, brief nudity.