Now that Jason Schwartzman is about to finish the first season of his own television show, “Bored to Death,†perhaps the semi-successful joke that was “Rushmore†can be forgotten.
Often hailed as Schwartzman’s most famous role, Wes Anderson’s “Rushmore†revolves around the life of prep school student, Max Fischer (Schwartzman), who extends himself so thoroughly in his extracurricular activities that he seldom finds time to indulge in trivialities like actual schoolwork.
Unsurprisingly, after several audacious mishaps, he is expelled from Rushmore Academy and forced to attend public school.
Never fear, however – even here his vast influence pulls impressive amounts of dei es machina and through his stunning charm, wit and talent, he is able to overcome all odds.
Except that Schwartzman is not really that charming.
In reality, the universally acclaimed plays written and directed by the sly student seem more asinine than noir-otic comedy and instead of coming off as clever, Fischer bears the presence of a maladjusted dimwit for so long that his supposed “genius†comes as a bit of a shock.
This is the “wunderkind†that the back of the DVD so lavishly praises?
Maybe he was simply miscast, or the writing was bad or the entire film is a mammoth-sized tongue in the cheek of “smooth operating. موقع المراهنات كرة القدم â€
Whatever the case may be, Fischer simply does not work.
The film does have its redeeming qualities, however. سباق خيل
On the top of that list is the absolutely superb performance by Bill Murray as Herman Blume, a highly successful business man who strikes a genuine friendship with the protagonist. His portrayal of the magnanimous millionaire is so inspired, in fact, that it earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe.
Olivia Williams plays Rosemary Cross, a widowed elementary school teacher who inadvertently becomes the apple of the leading men’s respective eyes. Unfortunately for Max, he’s still a child – if a rather persistent and somewhat neurotic one.
Williams is sensitive and likable, ultimately drawing enough sympathy for the character to force the audience to root for her happiness – away from Max. العاب الربح من الانترنت
In spite of this, the film won Best Director and Best Supporting Male at the Independent Spirit Awards.
There are many endearing moments, such as those shared by Cross and her young student, Dirk (Mason Gamble). In fact, anything involving the precocious pre-adolescent was down-right adorable.
Not enough to save the film, however, as the poor casting decision of its protagonist ultimately cast a shadow on the finished product.
I enjoyed this review very much although I have a point or two to add.
I think the focus on the Max Fisher character is slightly misdirected. I think if you consider the characters in most of Wes Anderson’s film you would see that he fits in well. I don’t think it’s Jason Schwartzman that is flawed but the character in general. Like the most of the characters in his film he is extremely talented in his professional endeavors and not his social ones. Sorry this is a bit ridiculous, but judging on how a 15 year old would construct a series of plays in the manner that he did I would consider them something close to genius, his schemes of course are not but that is kind of the delight of the film I think. I’m just commenting because I feel that your interpretation on the nature of the character in the film influenced you more than you knew or at least enough to see this area of the film as a negative.
This is the most blatantly wrong review for a film I think I have ever read. After they initially met Wes Anderson even rewrote part of the script so that Max was in a sense, Jason Schwartzman. The role is slightly based on the exact personality that the actor portraying the main character HAS, so in a sense, it cannot be mis-acted. The basic point of his plays is that he is SUPPOSED to be an over achieving nearly sociological wunderkind who thinks he is more charming than he is, that’s THE POINT OF THE FILM. It’s as if you watched the film with the sound off?! Wow, this is like saying, HEY CITIZEN KANE WAS GREAT BUT WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT ORSON WELLES DUDE, HE SEEMED TOO POMPOUS TO BE A CHARISMATIC DUDE.
Wowzers is all I can say.