The Chumscrubber

I'll start by saying that we decided to watch this movie because we saw that Glenn Close and Allison Janney were in it and that after the first 5 minutes we were wondering if we should keep at it or bolt to a new title.

Then, a shocking scene happened, and we kept watching. I'm glad we did, because in the end the movie wasn't bad at all, except maybe for the extreme stereotypical characters depicted in it, which, one might argue, were half the fun themselves.

The story is about a loner kid, played well by the handsome and very promising Jamie Bell, who, because of an unforeseen turn of events, ends up being forced to do what the school bully wants him to.

In spite of being seen by everyone around him as a loser and a weirdo, he seems to be the only sane and balanced individual in the whole town.

The cast is what you'd consider all star. Besides the already mentioned, and excellent, Close and Janney, there are Ralph Fiennes, William Fichtner, John Heard, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Rita Wilson. The casting was, I'd venture to say, superb, and the actors all do a very good job.

And let's not forget two other promising young actors, Rory Culkin, brother of the more famous Macaulay, and the very sexy Justin Chatwin.

For a light night of entertainment, I'd definitely suggest The Chumscrubber.

Grade: 7