The Wackness
A mergence of two completely different genres in one movie can make it very appealing to watch. The new upcoming movie of Jonathan Levine, the Wackness, is one of those movies, as it combines drama and comedy.
The movie has truly an impressive cast, starring Ben Kingsley as Dr. Squires, Famke Janssen as Kristin Squires, Josh Peck as Luke Shapiro, Olivia Thirlby as Stephanie and Mary-Kate Olsen as Union. The Wackness tells the story of Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck), who spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby).
The Internet Movie Database reports that the Wackness is an offbeat tale of two lost souls stumbling towards maturity.
Propelled by an exuberant hip hop score, The Wackness captures the spell of 1994–a time of pagers, not cell phones; a time when Tupac and Biggie were alive but Kurt Cobain had just died.
According to realTVfilms, the film is also authentic in keeping up with the 1994 New York lifestyle. The characters use pagers, not cell phones, the clothing styles are accurate, and there are many humorous references to the then recently elected Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
The Wackness offers a fresh, if not somewhat inane, blend of drama and comedy, sometimes within the very same scene. Written and directed by Jonathan Levine, the film boast fine performances from its excellent cast, especially from Ben Kingsley and Josh Peck, who drops his Nickelodeon persona and occupies someone real.
Before the movie is released, here is its official trailer.