Thumbsucker

The movie is trying to convey important message but somehow it never takes you land to where it should. I give the credit for what it is but i'm dissapointed it never bogged me down to what it can potentially reach... Full review

This movie had NO direction, NO climax, NO story-line. It was just completely awful. I urge everyone who has decent taste in movies to NOT see this one. You will regret having wasted your time.... Full review

i really liked this movie because i could relate a lot to this family to my own, and next semester i leave for the academy of art university. i guess i just see a lot myself in this movie.... Full review

It was interesting at first, a while after he started taking the drug it got kinda boring, i had to stop halfway, a little bit after they had the 6-pack. i might see the rest some other time though since according... Full review

i was watching this movie on Starz the other day and i really didn't know what i was getting into, but within the first ten minutes i was drawn in by this messy strange looking kid which is Justin Cobb, and... Full review

I enjoyed the obscurity of the subject and the way it was written, its bordering on donnie darko but with a difference and a totaly seperate sense of going.... Full review

Recognize the name? Well, if you don't, then you should by now. He's already been in half a dozen movies you've most likely seen these past two years. He was the drug adled,sleepy-eyed, wise-cracking bestfriend to Emile Hirsch in Imaginary Heroes.... Full review

I was expecting more out of this movie, but it seemed to drag. The only entertaining parts were with Vince Vaughan.... Full review

Not even funny, not even original, not even interesting but be assured it will bore you as hell! And the point of this movie was?... Full review

im glad i downlloaded this insted of payng for it .I just couldent get in to it i have no ideaa what the point was and i did watch it.... Full review

it doesn't make for a satisfying film.....The problem with Mike Mills' film is that the disconnection is terminal;....It is possibly exciting for actors and the director....Lou Pucci is great as Justin Cobb, but hardly an engaging character.....The reliable Tilda Swinton gets too few moments to be engaging.... ... Full Review

The road trip itself is visually engrossing, and Pucci and Deschanel exude pure charm of the sort that can float the flimsiest of boats -- like this one. It happens that the entire working-for-scale cast -- including the likes of Jena Malone, Bill Duke and Maura Tierney -- seem to be in the mood to play left field. ... Full Review

I did enjoy this film to some extent.....This quirky drama puts forth a strong effort....The performances are strong all....The film starts off mediocre....At first, this film seemed to be relishing the use of medication..... ... Full Review

namely, an intriguing story he adapted from Walter Kirn's novel.....Also, Benjamin Bratt ("The Great Raid") stops by for a couple of wildly intense, almost showstopping scenes..... ... Full Review

It is a good film, however, and isn't afraid to make some rather strong statements about suburban lifestyle (and in an offhand way bigger issues like nuclear disarmament and media theory). I'm used to seeing both in more extreme roles, but in Thumbsucker they bring intelligent and insightful performances to the rather bland suburban lives of Audrey and Mike. ... Full Review

Hal's story is largely informed by Blitz's own personal experiences. Not only did Blitz struggle with a chronic stutter (it still flares up from time to time, most notably, Blitz says, on the phone), but he also a high school... ... Full Article

The Polyphonic Spree are sporting a new robeless look these days, but their big symphonic sound is still in place on their third LP, The Fragile Army . ... Full Article

Adapted from the Walter Kirn novel of the same name, Thumbsucker is a coming-of-age film with an offbeat twist. Justin Cobb (Lou Pucci) still sucks his thumb-as a high-school senior. ... Full Article

A man is riding his bicycle down a quiet country road in the English countryside, past dappled trees and charming cottages, when, with a sickening swipe that lands like a sledgehammer on the tinkling piano, he's knocked into the air... ... Full Article

Columbia TriStar will release "Thumbsucker (2005)" on DVD this January 24th. I'm afraid we only have little information about this title at the moment. No extras has yet been announced. ... Full Article

"Most of my songs are written out of improvisation," said Tim DeLaughter, headmaster of the Polyphonic Spree, the 24-piece choral group that's largely remained out of the spotlight this year. ... Full Article