After a slew of film festival back-slapping (Tribeca, Spirit), writer/director Kidd had high expectations for P.S. Not to get ahead of myself, but after watching that disappointment I had to re-rent Rodger Doger and remember what I liked so much about his storytelling.
Roger Dodger follows a "day-in-the-life" of young Nick (Eisenberg), who craves becoming a MAN by losing his virginity and looking to his uncle Roger (Scott) for guidance in the ways of manhood, women, and the social habits of Manhattan's single men and women. Unfortunately for Roger, he's a player in the worst sense. Bitter because of a hard life, a crummy job, a boss and girlfriend who uses him more than he admits (played beautifully by Rossellini), the role of teacher-student changes as both Roger and Nick begin to discover more about their own hopes and realities after meeting two strangers (Beals and Berkeley) and a haunting scene in a New York brothel.
This is the Kidd that's brilliant.
Roger Dodger follows a "day-in-the-life" of young Nick (Eisenberg), who craves becoming a MAN by losing his virginity and looking to his uncle Roger (Scott) for guidance in the ways of manhood, women, and the social habits of Manhattan's single men and women. Unfortunately for Roger, he's a player in the worst sense. Bitter because of a hard life, a crummy job, a boss and girlfriend who uses him more than he admits (played beautifully by Rossellini), the role of teacher-student changes as both Roger and Nick begin to discover more about their own hopes and realities after meeting two strangers (Beals and Berkeley) and a haunting scene in a New York brothel.
This is the Kidd that's brilliant.