“A class act”
TIMES KNOWLEDGE
“Warm, funny, affecting and original
****”
UNCUT
OUT TO OWN ON DVD February 4th 2008
A teenager tackles the mysteries of life, love and public speaking in Rocket Science, a wry comedy of adolescent angst by Jeffrey Blitz, director of the Academy Award®-nominated documentary Spellbound. Making his feature narrative debut, Blitz leaves behind the conventions and clichés of coming-of-age tales to instead conjure a world where everyone, regardless of age, is befuddled by desire and the longing for human connection. Mixing humor with a compassionate regard for his characters and their idiosyncrasies, Blitz creates a film about the little insights that can emerge from, and ultimately eclipse, the agonies and disappointments of youth. Telling the story of a high school geek with a stutter who nevertheless joins the debating team to impress the girl of his dreams, Rocket Science promises to be this year’s Rushmore.
Extras: Interview with Jeffrey Blitz / Interview with cast members / Trailer
