RyothChatty ridiculous rating

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

AddictedOnePC . Is great movie very emotional that bring happiness/funny/sadness,I really wished that be more movie but better cause this story make feel bad,i don't tell what happened or if is end bad but you gotta see to understand what i am talking about. i bought this movie free in hot video movies and the story were amazing i don't care why i'm sad but still 9/10.

bkoganbing Rocket Science proves that the spirit of John Waters is alive and well with some independent film makers. Even without the big name Brat Pack stars of the Eighties, Rocket Science could easily have been a project Waters would have been proud to put his name to.Teen angst is busting out all over in Rocket Science. Young Nicholas D'Agosto in the middle of a high school debate just flakes out and quits the debate and school altogether in the stultifying air of suburban New Jersey. He goes off to seek fame and fortune working in a dry cleaner in Trenton. His debate partner is overachieving Anna Kendrick who has been counting on winning this debate which would place her first in that category as well. She lights on this wallflower of a kid in Reece Thompson who has a stuttering problem as one she can nurture into a champion debater. Since this is the first time anyone of the opposite sex has ever even noticed him, poor young Reece's hormones go into deep overdrive and he thinks he's in love with Kendrick. To say she has an ulterior purpose in mind is belaboring the obvious. What it is and what young Thompson does about it you have to watch Rocket Science for.Shot on location in New Jersey, Rocket Science is blessed with perfect performances by its three young leads. You don't think you're watching actors act in Rocket Science, these young people achieve a level of reality in their work that you don't often get.They're given good support by the rest of the cast which centers around Thompson's dysfunctional family. On the same night that D'Agosto breaks down, Thompson's father Denis O'Hare leaves the home which he probably considers a freak show.Mother Lisbeth Bartlet is continually reliving her childhood and brother Vincent Piazza looks like a candidate to be a serial rapist. No wonder poor Reece stutters, it's like he wants to run and hide from the world. You'll also like Steve Park who moves in with Bartlett and her kids and his budding young gay son, Aaron Yoo.Rocket Science is a really well done piece of film making, John Waters would be proud.

ushamaniv The "coming of age" is in quotes because its not in your face. In fact, it is so subtle that people complain that the ending is weak. I just now finished watching the ending for the second and I have to say that it is perfect. The first time around, I watched it thinking its just another teen comedy. Hence, I was just waiting for run-of-the-mill stuff to kick-in. It never did. Just watch it keenly and not hope for a Hollywood ending and you will see what I mean. The rest of the movie is also very good. I did get a little impatient with Hal's stutter but I am glad I stayed with it. The acting is top notch. Anna and Recce stand out. Hope to see a lot more of them in near future.

StupidHumanSuit Rocket Science is a bliss of love and awkwardness in the form of a film. The acting of the incredibly talented undiscovered cast is so wonderful that each character creates there own feel. Their own back story by saying nothing. Hal Hefner, a stuttering innocent living in a half-broken home; Ben Wexelbaum, a pressured prodigy trying to break free of the life that has had him lost for so long; and Ginny Ryerson, a using overachiever who lets nothing get in her way of getting what she wants. Each actor and actress is cast wonderfully and portrays their lives in such a way that it feels like an intricately true-to-life story. The wisdom of teenagers.Director Jeffrey Blitz blends and bends his direction to make it his own. The feel of a wondrous mixture of Wes and PT Anderson blended in with Jason Reitman, making a perfectly set and paced film that describes the pains of being a teenager. The social awkwardness, the heartfelt love and the loss of innocence. This film is absolutely astounding and is so amazingly well-done. About love and debates. Romance and plastic trophies. High school was never so bittersweet for these people. As Hal puts it at the end of the film, it shouldn't have to be...