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check out this movie. i don't think it was mentioned here before. i went to see it last night.

will post more info tomorrow. got to go.

I had this on my list to watch for, but to my knowledge this film has only been shown in Canada.
I hope it'll make it down here as it got a good review from Variety (and apparently from you, joseph).
Tell us more when you have time.

Thanks for the info, Socksoles. I'm a bit surprised that it's coming out on DVD so soon. It had a very low-profile theatrical run even within Canada, so I wasn't sure at all it would be distributed to any sort of video outlet. But that's good news, I guess.

The movie was alright, though there were a few things that were kind of getting on my nerves. There's one character in particular that I wanted to strangle whenever she appeared on screen. I just can't understand what went wrong with that. But her part is fairly minor, so it doesn't take away too much enjoyment from the rest of the film.

I guess this is the kind of movie that would best be described as being "off-beat" or "quirky". Everything is sort of over-the-top in it. The characters sometimes feel more like caricatures than real human beings. But except for that one character that annoyed the hell out of me, it wasn't pushed so far as to prevent me from getting emotionally involved with the characters.

There were quite a few laugh out loud moments and everyone in the (relatively small) audience seemed to be having a really good time. The love story between the 21-year-old woman and the 14-year-old boy unfolds very naturally way and is never presented as strange or unhealthy. It seemed totally believable, too, even if the characters and the situations are a bit unusual.

Adrien Dixon, who plays the boy, bears an uncanny resemblence to Michael Angarano! He looks a little like him, but mostly it's because he has a lot of the same maneurisms and facial expressions. (I'm thinking, mostly, of MA from Little Secrets, though his character was a bit younger in that film... which, actually, is interesting because it is also about a boy who is in love with an older girl.) I'm not sure if he's really quite as gifted as Michael is, but he did a fine job. He looks and acts like a 14 year old, and I'm glad they didn't pick some much older teenager to plays his role, as is often the case in a lot of American movies.

I would recommend this movie to everyone, though the character is perhaps a little bit older than the age group that is the primary focus of this website. Check it out if you have the chance.

Is it worth buying on DVD? I don't know. Some people will love this movie, but others might hate it. It's a very subjective thing. I'll let you decide, but if you have any questions you'd like me to answer, feel free to ask.