Fresh
Unlike so many movies in which a character changes in order to propel the plot forward, this one stops to follow up on the consequences of those changes.
Ken Tucker, New York Magazine/Vulture
Thumbsucker
He's not O.K. they're not O.K. and that's O.K.
2005 · 1h 36m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Mike Mills
Overview
Justin Cobb, a teenager in suburban Oregon, copes with his thumb-sucking problem, romance, and his diagnosis with ADHD and subsequent experience using Ritalin.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A tender but glib coming-of-age journey.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
So no one would argue that Thumbsucker sucks. But the thing does seem just so indie-movie familiar.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Mills, who hails from the world of music videos and TV commercials, has surrounded Pucci with a superlative group of actors, all of whom are in tune with his quiet, low-key approach to humor.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
Brave, funny leap into the abyss of adolescence.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
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