Shia LaBeouf, Elden Henson, Amy Smart
A young war reenactor makes a friend on the battlefield who helps him use strategy to take on his high school enemy. Driven by newfound confidence, he seduces the friend's fetching older sister and ri...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 9, 2003
Stats: 256 reviews
An average film, but I still enjoyed it. Granted, it seems like it was made for tv...but this was that project greenlight thing and I don't think they had much money.
Shia LeBoeuf (who should change his name) carries this Proj. Greenlight film. A good afternoon waster.
Just recently watched this, and I really liked it.. It was funny and entertaining. Shia plays a kid who's mother is a painter and kinda a hippie.. His father is a recovering drug addict trying to better himself by helping those who are still addicts.. Shia's character is funny, s...( read more)
long before Shia LaBeouf becomes a troubled heartthrob, he starred in this indie project. About a boy who is too obsessed with WWII, but also a story about his inability to communicate with others
For someone who equally loves to reenact war battles I felt I enjoyed it more than most people. Shia LaBeouf does do a good job with the material. But it does raise the fact that he was playing a senior in this film and 4 or 5 years later is playing a senior in "Transformers".?.?.?.
viewable movie...i recommend you to see it on tv..no rental or theater worth..
It feels put together by committee -- which, apparently, it was. full review
You get the sense of too much input, too many bright ideas, too many scenes that don't belong in the same movie. full review
It's a very minor Catcher in the Rye, featuring clever but overcooked dialogue, two-dimensional supporting roles, and a disarming generosity toward its characters. full review
As putatively quirky coming-of-age movies go, this one feels factory-tooled -- and fake. full review
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