3.5/4  WHAT'S WACKY ABOUT THAT?
Again the protean champ BEN KINGSLEY has done it again. Perfect character choices. What could be more wacky than for both the shrink and client to end up together in the same jail? What could be more wacky than a 70-year old KINGSLEY and a... (read full)

3/4  Nice character piece for Peck and Kingsley
I liked this movie a lot more than I thought I would. I'm glad I finally saw it. Kingsley and Peck both do a great job and the characters are pretty interesting and fairly well developed.

I think the movie did the period well (it was se... (read full)

5/5 Great Film
  by M. Lapadura
I usually don't write reviews but I loved this film! I haven't seen a film with such truth and meaning in a long time. I would definitely recommend.

4/5 Wonderful coming of age story
  by Edmonson (Canada)
"The Wackness"(2008) was wonderfully directed by Jonathan Levine. This coming of age comedy-drama features excellent performances by Ben Kingsley (Dr. Squires), Josh Peck (Luke) and Olivia Thirlby (Stephanie). What particularly impressed me was the humor, novelty, and maturity with which the material was handled. Just as Josh is growing up and developing a relationship with Stephanie, Dr. Squires' step-daughter, the adults around him seem to be losing control of their worlds. This funny and often touching film leaves one with a feeling of hope despite the hurdles that life often has for us.

5/5 SUUUUUUUUU
  by Eric Halgren (Wa)
Meth makes the movie. Wu-Tang forever! Other then that the movie is great. The story is wonderful and so is the acting. It seems like a very real and true life depiction of some peoples lives. I really enjoyed it from start to finish and found my self really falling in love with the characters. A great film for anyone that wants to see what it is like for some kids growing up in todays society.

5/5 What A Surprise, The Wackness Is Actually On Point
  by Keith A. Jones (Philadelphia PA)
I haven't heard much about this movie besides seeing the name on Peck's list of films on wikipedia. Of course I judged the title thinking that the film would be some lame attempt of a superbad type comedy but man was I wrong. The wackness is actually quite easy to explain and although it contains a young man with an occupation that isn't known for such a lifestyle I feel a lot of teens can sort of relate to it. Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) is a 17 year old just a day from graduation. He's an incredibly lonely drug dealer that is basically dieing inside from not living the life of having fun and being dumb. The film takes him on a small hip hop packed and smoke filled adventure to live some sort of a teenage life before the summers over. He eventually finds a friend in his psychiatrist Dr. Squires (Ben Kingsley) but it takes time for them to realize how important they are to each other.

I've grown up watching Peck on Nick although he played great characters in those films he was mostly the side man and fell under the radar until he started getting a little older. My point is that I think this guy is a pretty good dramatic actor, better than his comedic roles he played on Nick. The acting was solid especially the slightly self destructive pot smoking Ben Kingsley, loved the cast. The story itself was a kind of crazy, I mean I believe that drug dealers are usually depicted as these people that get love and hate but not a lot of loneliness or at least not the high school type guys. I love how they put that spin on it because somehow everyone is linked by this. Peck's character shares what a lot of us had or even have, that big chunk of life you felt like you missed or are about to miss and all that experience and life just falls into your lap at one time.

I mean overall I loved the movie, I think the insane but realistic characters even though the weed thing sends it over a bit but it pulls it to be a super cool movie. It also has one of the sickest soundtracks of all time. I love the fact that the movie didn't try and make cliche's or make fun of hip hop. It felt like it was truly paying homage to the music, another thing that helps ease through the times. If you're a fan of good movies period I know you'll love this film. It was hard to find anything to take away from it but it's definitely a must see.

5/5 Awsomeeeee!!!!!!!
  by Rafa Lopez Saubidet
Great movie, Ben kingsley is great and Olivia T is the most beautiful girl in the world.
The cinematograhy is awsome, its beautifully shot.