The Battle of Shaker Heights

2003 "When you're 17, every day is war."
6| 1h19m| PG-13| en
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A quirky teen with a penchant for war reenactments, Kelly Ernswiler obsesses over military tactics with his buddy Bart. The school bully is one of Kelly's regular headaches, and he also has to deal with a frustrating situation at home, where his father is a recovering drug addict. Kelly's life gets even more complicated when he falls for Tabby, Bart's pretty and soon-to-be-wed older sister.

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Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Stephen Alfieri I don't know who is really to blame for this totally uninteresting, formulaic, unmoving film.By watching the Project Greenlight series, you can see that nobody knew exactly what type of movie they were making. From Erica Beeney, to Kyle and Efram, Chris Moore, none of the Mirimax studio executives. There does not seem to even be the potential of a good story in this movie. At least nothing that hasn't been seen over and over again.This is what happens when too many people get involved in the development of a script. This is just a mess.I wish I could say that the acting made this film better, but it doesn't. A waste of one million dollars. 3 out of 10
Kerry Shia LaBeouf delivers another wonderful performance in the movie. I give Hollywood another year and half to figure out how kick ass he is. This film would not have been nearly as moving and watchable as it is without him. Can't wait to see what he does next!
slane0 This movie demonstrates that you cannot make movies by committee. You need a clear vision of the end product before you begin, which these directors obviously didn't have. But it's harmless enough. I didn't laugh. I didn't cry. I've seen much, much worse.
John Smith <Partial Spoiler... Not too bad though>Well, the studio won out and the film was released as a comedy. I enjoyed the film very much. But, as with most films I was dissapointed with the ending. Most of the comedy was of a sarcastic nature and intertwined with elements of tension. I was hoping that the early dramatic elements, which seemed to be building up to something, would lead to a climatic scene where Father and Son reconcile in a big hospital scene.<Spoiler> The scene, which took a full day to shoot lasted only three or so minutes and had no real climatic value. Just when you expect the big moment, they cut away to another scene. <End Spoiler>There were some not-so-obvious comedic moments. In one scene, Kelly is painting on a white canvas with white paint.In conclusion, I think that the studio played this film down and did not give the audience enough credit to read through the comedic aspects of the film and see the real tension and drama behind the comedy.I hope that a director's cut will be included in the DVD release.