Ghost World R
Two misfit best friends, Enid (Thora Birch, brunette in American Beauty), and Becky, (Scarlett Johansson, The Horse Whisperer), graduate high school and meet a strange man, Steve Buschemi, in this bittersweet teen story about misfits and longing. Not really a comedy, but has comedy moments. The best movie of 2001. Certainly the best Hollywood meets Art house movie of the genre, at the time. (Until Brokeback Mountain unseated it). Set in the world of a comic book series which became an underground hit among collectors, Terry Swigoff and writers clearly know the material and pull stellar performances from the young cast. Birch should have won best actress of this one, as she really convinces you she IS the character from the book! Amazing. "Can I call you Weird Al? Because you look just like Weird Al." Classic.
Review by Adam Browne
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