I saw Rocket Science last night and I loved it! It's an indie comedy about this stuttering high school boy who joins the debate team when approached by champion debater Ginny, who he has a major crush on. Hal's older brother is kleptomaniac with a terrible temper but a big heart and is one of my favorite characters.
I recommend Rocket Science. It was so funny! I laughed out loud so much, and i hardly ever really laugh at movies. I feel like everyone has a little bit of Hal in them, some (me) more than others.
Writer/Director Jeffrey Blitz said it best when he described Hal as "A character that's the master of nothing in his world." What a perfect little quote.
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this 'coming of age' milestone and Dr. Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr. Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr. Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the man that helps him win."
