The Wackness, a movie set in 1994 Manhattan, is the best film I’ve seen in months. I laughed through the entire thing, even though I managed to somehow walk into the wrong theatre, catching the last half hour of it, before walking into the right one to watch the first hour, minus 15 minutes or so of the very beginning (don’t ask). Olivia Thirlby, who played Ellen Page’s hilarious best friend in Juno, is the next big thing, for sure—her portrayal of the female lead Stephanie was totally captivating.
Best line of the movie is a tough one but I’m opting for a scene when Stephanie and Luke are at a Fire Island beach house. Luke is worried about where their new relationship is headed and Stephanie says, “That’s your problem, Shapiro. I see the dopeness in everything and you just see the wackness.”