Sorry, this movie sucks

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The story centers around TJ after his mother has died as he and his dad attempt to get their life back to normal. TJ is a bad luck kid who is not only depressed, but bullied. Hesher, an anarchist, bullies his way into TJ's life and shows up at improbable times, almost as an imaginary alter ego. The writer attempts to shock the audience with the audacity of Hesher's acts as well as his crudeness, which I thought didn't work as well...especially the idiotic scene where he is talking about granny rapers, or his "perverted metaphor." The inability of the author to create audacity without constant crudeness shows a weakness.The actors did an excellent job. There were many scenes you sit and ask yourself, in a good way, "What just happened here?" Or "What the heck is he doing now?" Life as usual falls to its least common denominator as the grief stricken family starts to imitate the anarchist ways, which seem to lack consequences in this film. Parts of the film were excellently done, while other scenes were weak. I suppose the ending of the film was supposed to make us feel good about the whole thing, but it doesn't compensate enough. Personally I think that if they toned down the crudeness of Hesher and put in Zack Garifalakis in that role the movie could have been a box office smash.Normally I love these indie style quirky comedies, perhaps I have seen too many of them to enjoy this one to its fullest. And what the heck was Natalie Portman doing in this film?Excessive F-bomb use, crudeness.

I give it a well respected 8/10 for outstanding acting and original story. following T.J (played by Devin Brochu) a young boy who lost his mother in a car accident after surviving the accident with a broken arms. His father Paul (played by Rainn Wilson) goes into a depressing after also surviving the car accident. They both go through grief counseling thinking it would help. It feels like a typical sad story but when a man by the name of Hesher (played by Joseph Gordon Levitt) appears who is a man that appears to have no limits in life he starts to cause chaos in T.J life. T.J also appears to have a love interest in a supermarket register by the name of Nicole (played by Natalie Portman) who appears in their life and fills that empty hole that his mom once occupied. Well all together this story is fun and enjoyable i couldn't explain all the plots points but its a well respected story.

Unforgivably irresponsible and altogether inappropriate, Hesher is a young male's rebel fantasy. But it's not quite typical. Or entirely forgettable. The story unfolded as a series of non-sensical disappointments, but I respect this movie for two reasons. I have to admit it did keep me guessing, and ultimately demonstrated some comedic genius - at the end - even though it was nauseatingly egotistical.While I didn't appreciate the infinitely crass script, the casting and acting were superb. The whole movie was just so emulsified in obscene discourtesy, the little twist at the end was by no means worth it. BUT I still have to recommend it if you like dark comedy and adolescent male vulgarity.I'd still love to read what's so great about it...

My inclination for most of this film was to turn away. It deals with painful situations, an extremely unlikeable central character, music that I'm not personally drawn to. It's raw, threatening, difficult, unsettling. And it's a hell of a film. I'd like to meet the kid, the grandmother and the Natalie Portman character. I'd like to keep the rest of them far far away from my world. And they can take the soundtrack with them. But how can you not appreciate this film? The dialogue. The acting. The direction. It's a resounding success. It's not unlike witnessing a train wreck. Hard to turn away from. Memorable. You'd think with these words I'd have given the film a very low rating, but I haven't. It was true to itself and probably pushed me to confront some stuff that I'd rather not dwell on. The only part that did not resonate well for me was the ending. Spoiler alert, OK? Why in the world would Hesher have delivered what was left of the car wreck? OK, it was cinematic. But his whole message was about moving on. That's what the family needed. I don't get the benefit of having what's left of the death car transported to their doorstep. Won't that keep them as stuck in grief as when the film began?