Rocket Science (8.5/10)

This is three great movies combined into one. Watch for one element and you'll like it, watch for all and your in for a fantastic time. If you want a coming age story then you got it. Looking for an underdog tale, "Rocket Science" is that and more. Maybe your looking for a tragedy, well this one has it. "Rocket Science" is a film that that will make you laugh and depending on who you are cry. Either way you'll be watching something marvelous.

Our hero is an unlikely one. Hal (a fantastic Reece Thompson) is not the person who normally you find leading a movie. He is a quite outsider in high school. He's quite because he has a big stutter. Almost every sentence he has a problem with. The problem though is his. Other's may not hold it against him and give him the patience. Hal is embarrassed and will do anything he can to avoid the awkwardness it calls for. One day the cute and fast talking Ginny (a great Anna Kendrick) enters the picture. She's on the debate team and she's looking to recruit. Her old boyfriend was once a legendary debater for the school and she needs a replacement after his "departure". Why pick a kid with a stutter? Watch and find out, you won't want to look away once the film picks up.

"Rocket Science" is one of those movies you don't know what to expect when starting but it sweeps the floor with you. "It's Kind of a Funny Story" and "Adventureland" did the same thing to me. It's simple at it's core but does everything right. Our actors and characters are all believable and nail their roles. This is a tall and mighty film that starts with the smallest of ideas.

8.5/10
Recommendation: If you want a smart comedy you can actually feel involved in... wait why wouldn't you want that? I'd definitely watch it if you get the chance. Those three different stories I started the review off with are all well done if that's your thing.