Thumbsucker

 

Jersey boy, Lou Pucci's first major film from 2005! Still, an indie film I hold dear to my heart. I found my DVD copy of it. I forgot I had it. Oh, it was a sly kind of dark comedy about growing pains. Keanu Reeves was in it too. [Funny, when I went to Pinterest only Reeves came up.] Nothing cool about this teen angst Pucci's character. Evidently, I am a fan. Many moons ago I reviewed The Story of Luke.

But this was definitely an awakening for this actor. Pucci is also a talented magician.

Thumbsucker: Justin is a teenager boy, who has an oral obsession with his thumb. His mother seems to be a normal housekeeper, but she has her own obsessions as well, like a crush on a TV-star. The only person who's aware of Justin's problem is his father, manager in a store, but none of his advices seem to be working for Justin. The kid is signed up in a debate workshop, but the thing isn't going well, because he has his mind in a pretty classmate and, of course, in his thumb, affecting all the rest of his classes. So, Justin is a loner kid in the school, who prefers to lock himself in the bathroom and suck his thumb. Justin's dentist, a mystical-hippie person, will try to help to overcome his thumb problem, through the hypnosis. But the school's psychologist will diagnose Justin with the Attention Deficit Disorder, and will prescribe him some drugs. Suddenly, Justin's problem with his thumb will disappear, becoming an hyperactive genius, winning several debate contests and the admiration from his teacher. Nevertheless, more serious problems will come for Justin with his mother, his father and with a drug addiction.

Next up, Chumscrubber. Yes, I like films that people hardly ever talk about.