The Wackness

Since yesterday was a Monday, it was only natural that I see a movie at the Cedar Lee for $5.00 and a free popcorn. Justin, Simone, and I went to see The Wackness, starring Josh Peck and (Sir) Ben Kingsley. It was a wonderful movie. It was set in 1994, after Kurt Cobain had died (important to a joke in the movie), in New York during the summer. Josh Peck played Luke Shapiro, a pot dealing graduate trying to make money for his parents to save their relationship. Ben Kingsley played Dr. Squires, a client, shrink, and friend of Luke. It follows Luke through the summer, his rocky relationship with Dr. Squires' stepdaughter, Dr. Squires' relationship with his second wife, and the dealing of pot. It was wonderful to see Josh Peck in something other than Drake and Josh. He was, to no surprise, spot on in his white boy trying to be ghetto role. I'm never surprised when children's show stars become good actors, usually in indie films too (plus he had like three sex scenes just in this one movie). Ben Kingsley was hilarious, playing the obvious comedic role of the adult having a midlife crisis and wanting to be young again. Simone had a laughing fit when Josh Peck was showering naked and the audience got a view of his lack of gluteus maximus. She said loudly, "He has no ass!" and starting moving around as she tried to hold in her laughter. It was funny watching her. Oh, and we once again ran into Matthew P. Childers (I don't know why, but he just has a name that you have to say completely). He was there to see The Wackness also. He probably kept looking over at us during the movie, seeing as we were across the aisle from him and making a lot of noise.