Big-screen comic book adaptations are usually overbudgeted action spectacles on the order of X-MEN, but this mordantly funny, emotionally piquant depiction of post-adolescent angst also has its roots in the graphic novel format. Originally published as a series of eight illustrated stories, Daniel Clowes's acclaimed
Ghost World chronicled the misadventures of high-school grads Enid and Rebecca, lifelong friends and dedicated nonconformists who, once the glue of school life has dissolved, find themselves drifting apart. While remaining faithful to the funny, melancholy tone of the stories, Clowes (who co-wrote the script) and writer-director Terry Zwigoff shift...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
111 mins