Chris Fuhrman, who died of cancer 1991, three years before the publication of his one and only novel, couldn't have asked for a better cast of young actors to bring his bittersweet book to life. The film, adventurously directed by the British documentary and music-video director Peter Care, follows Fuhrman's teenage alter-ego, Francis Doyle (strong newcomer Emile Hirsch), and his very best friend, Tim Sullivan (Kieran Culkin, Macaulay's very talented younger brother), as they attempt to negotiate the perils of adolescence, sex and, most frightening of all, Catholic school. Francis is nursing a serious crush on Margie Flynn (Jena Malone), a troubled classmate who once...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
105 mins