The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
Runtime: 79 mins
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Kathleen Quinlan, Amy Smart, William Sadler, Eldon Henson
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Jul 13, 2004
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An above-average teen film with a witty screenplay and undeniable charm.
All I can say is there's plenty of difficult people in Hollywood. We just aren't usually exposed to it. I think this film will speak for itself and the future of all involved.
A movie such as this can easily get by on charm, so long as we get a surprise or two from the rest of the script. Therein lies the problem.
A movie as awkward and embarrassing as when you're 13 and your grandma sends you a birthday card with a clown on it.
For most of its length it coasts by with above-average charm and a solid grasp of messy adolescent emotions.
Not especially original of concept or execution, but it's a pleasant enough script and very well acted by both youngsters LaBeouf and Henson and veterans Quinlan, Sadler and Smart.
The film is well-acted and looks good, but it's so inconsequential and bland that you wonder what was it about the script that made anyone think it would make an interesting movie.
[Potelle and Rankin] were set up to fail. And so they failed.
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