Monday, December 2, 2013

Bubble Boy (2001)

  I didn't find this to be hilarious but I can see why other people would like it.  It's just not the type of movie I would watch again.  Although, there are precious few movies that allow you to scream "is that Fabio?!" across your living room.

Jimmy (Jake Gyllenhaal) was born with no immune system.  To keep him alive, his overprotective mother (Swoosie Kurtz) constructs an elaborate plastic bubble in his room.  There he stays until he strikes up a friendship with the girl next door, Chloe (Marley Shelton).  Things are going well until Chloe announces her intention to marry douchebag Mark (Dave Sheridan) at Niagara Falls.  Jimmy realizes that he loves Chloe and must venture out into the world in order to tell her before she is gone for good. 

There are a lot of recognizable people in this movie from Danny Trejo to Ever Carradine.  It's worth a watch just to see how many of them you can spot.

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