I don't think Joseph Gordon-Levitt gets the proper amount of respect that is due him. He is quietly a Very Good Actor and yet I almost never hear his name mentioned.TJ (Devin Brochu) is having a rough year. His mom died, his dad (Rainn Wilson) is basically comatose with grief, he's being bullied at school, and a weird drifter named Hesher (Joseph Gordon- Levitt) has moved into his house. Hesher isn't some mystical hobo rich in the ways of life, though. This isn't that kind of movie. He's a foul-mouthed metalhead with a penchant for vandalism who nevertheless manages to teach some life lessons in appreciating what one has instead of mourning what is lost.
This has two powerhouse leads in Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman but it came and went without much fanfare. Honestly, I'm not sure who this movie was written for. It is a weird little oddity that is kinda funny, kinda sad, and a whole lot of WTF. I managed to catch it on Tubi but it is leaving that service in like three days, so if you want to see it, do it fast.
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