This is a cute little movie. I'm beginning to think that the only place you can really get away with noir anymore is high school. Nowhere else has that level of drama and the sense that every decision has dire consequences. This is no Brick and Reece Thompson is certainly no Joseph Gordon-Levitt but it's a fun little whodunit concerning the theft of SATs at a private Catholic school. Bobby Funke is an aspiring journalist whose big break comes with the apparent guilt of the School Council President, Paul Moore. But, with a scholarship to Northwestern on the line, Funke begins to suspect Moore may have been framed.
Every single move is telegraphed well in advance and no one should be surprised at the inevitable twists but it's certainly an enjoyable way to spend your time.
Stick around for Bruce Willis as the way-too-intense Gulf War veteran principal, too. It's a small role, but worth it.
Oh, and for a half-second you can see Mischa Barton's boobs. In case you wanted to, for some reason.
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