I really don't know where to start, but here it goes:
THE GOOD: Cuba Gooding Jr. What else can I say; this man has had several Oscar nominations. So far in his life, he has only won ONE. With that said, this should have been his next.
THE BAD: EVERYTHING ELSE! I mean, the premise alone is, not only brilliant, but unique: An adolescent boy with a rare condition that causes baldness, how in the hell couldn't they have made that work!?
I'll tell you how, just let me list down every adolescent movie clique you can think of:
this whole movie is filled with nothing but one bad joke after another: each one relies on either pedophilia, awkwardness, or bad taste.
THE ACTING: What else can I say other than the fact that it is god- awful. I mean, as bad as everyone else is in this, they are nowhere near as horrendous as Spencer Breslin. He's proved that, since The Santa Clause 2, he cannot act to save his life.
All in all, (with the exception of CGJr.) there is no real effort put into this train wreck whatsoever, so don't waste your time on it.
THE GOOD: Cuba Gooding Jr. What else can I say; this man has had several Oscar nominations. So far in his life, he has only won ONE. With that said, this should have been his next.
THE BAD: EVERYTHING ELSE! I mean, the premise alone is, not only brilliant, but unique: An adolescent boy with a rare condition that causes baldness, how in the hell couldn't they have made that work!?
I'll tell you how, just let me list down every adolescent movie clique you can think of:
- It starts out with the protagonist having a regular everyday life, up until his (or her) parent tells the whole family that they have to move.
- Upon arriving to the new place, the protagonist has a real difficult time fitting in. More so, he (or she) is picked on just for being "different".
- He (or she) eventually falls for an attractive, yet completely shallow, girl (or guy) and tries hard in so many ways to get her (or his attention).
- At the end of the climax, he (or she) later realizes that he (or she) never needed affection from her (or him) to begin with.
this whole movie is filled with nothing but one bad joke after another: each one relies on either pedophilia, awkwardness, or bad taste.
THE ACTING: What else can I say other than the fact that it is god- awful. I mean, as bad as everyone else is in this, they are nowhere near as horrendous as Spencer Breslin. He's proved that, since The Santa Clause 2, he cannot act to save his life.
All in all, (with the exception of CGJr.) there is no real effort put into this train wreck whatsoever, so don't waste your time on it.