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Ghost World

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Ghost World

Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas

Set during the summer after they graduate from high school, two ultra-hip friends, Enid and Becky fear drifting apart when Enid considers moving across the country to attend college. When Enid develop...( read more  read more... )s an attraction to offbeat Seymour and Becky sets her sights on Josh - on whom both girls have a crush - their friendship is forever changed.

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  • ebs90
    December 27, 2009
    ebs90
    Ghost Wold is the story of two teenagers trying to find something to do or somewhere to be in a world that completely bores them. Rebecca and Enid just graduated from highschool and they need to figure out what to do next. They have to keep their friendship strong through the sep...( read more)arate paths they will take, and at the same time confront this reality -that they don't like- into which it's time to step in. Both of them try different ways.

    Rebecca and Enid are played by Scarlett Johansson and Thora Birch. Both of them have a cruel, almost shockingly witty sense of humor, and unchanging expressions of total apathy in front of most of what goes on in their lives. Their characters are so well-written, and the dialogue in the film is just terrific. Many such comedies about "teenage outcasts" tend to wildly exaggerate "lingo", or make really heavy use of stereotypes until almost every character has a label across their forehead. Ghost World is almost sympathetic to its characters, even those it tends to criticize, by understanding that really no one is all bad, or exclusively what we think they are at first glance. I was relieved by the lack of cliché scenarios and the intelligence with which so much of the film developed. However, this doesn't mean Enid and Rebecca do not treat the people they consider idiots in brutal ways, it simply means the rest of the film does not necessarily side with them. If you laugh along with them, which I did, you are the only one held accountable.

    Steve Buscemi plays a lonely, awkward, yet good-hearted old blues record collector on whom Enid and Rebecca play a practical joke. Soon Enid realizes perhaps he is just as disenchanted with the world as she is and finds in him a companion. This relationship seems perfectly absurd to us from outside, but the way their scenes together are written helps us make complete sense of them and it's, to me, the single most involving aspect of the entire film. Steve Buscemi's performance is really the key to making the character work. He always plays characters that are somewhat offbeat, but he's always great, and in this particular role he perfectly handles the dichotomy of pathetic yet strong, beat down yet not hopeless.

    These three performances make the film thanks to a great script. It doesn't have quite a coming-of-age theme, and it isn't a feel-good film, it's about two girls in a difficult situation they can only fix from inside. It has some devastating moments, then it's laugh-out-loud funny, then it kind of made me want to cry. Certainly very well written, and in many ways, a little piece of life.
  • SirPant
    September 16, 2009
    SirPant
    A great comic adaption from Terry Zwigoff . It's fast becoming a bit of a cult classic and rightly so. Birch's unexpectedly good performance is what really makes the film though, while Buscemi is great supporting role seals the deal. A great little film that flew under the radar!
  • flixsterman
    January 5, 2009
    flixsterman
    This is one of those little gems that almost escaped my notice. Outstanding and highly recommended!
  • Redlats
    December 28, 2008
    Redlats
    Its tough being a smart outcast. Enid realizes that she is turning into the very deadbeats that she ostracizes.

    I enjoyed this movie - as I do most movies where the characters are finding out about themselves. I still haven't figured out where that bus goes though.
  • jamilyn0276
    September 1, 2008
    jamilyn0276
    Ghost World is a terrific movie. I loved and appreciated Terry Zwigoff's off beat take on the roles we often play, while trying to find ourselves.
    This movie was exceptionally well cast. Thora Birch was perfectly biting, as Enid. Steve Buscemi is a very eminent actor. His role ...( read more)as Seymour, gave no reasons to doubt that. He gave a solid performance that was both akward and adoring. Scarlett Johansson and Illeana Douglas just seem to add to this film's vivacity.
    This film is amusingly clever. It is a fun, sacastic gem.
  • sweetkibibi
    January 2, 2010
    sweetkibibi
    Weird, a bit teenage but still great! love Thora's outfits in the movie. Photography is just wonderful! And Steve Buscemi is funny as always!
  • kunam88
    January 2, 2010
    kunam88
    decent,but not special comedy
  • DoctorXQuinzel
    December 14, 2009
    DoctorXQuinzel
    I thought it was okay. There is cool stuff in this film, but I just don't care
  • Brn2Fly84
    December 7, 2009
    Brn2Fly84
    Enid is my hero. Wonderful movie... a must-see I admit.
  • ZlatkoGR
    December 7, 2009
    ZlatkoGR
    Steve Buscemi at his best, a great Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson's cuteness are in this. A lovely comic adaptation, a coming-of-age story, nothing fancy and over the top, just a movie that never took a wrong step.
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