Just saw Matthew Ryan Hoge's The United States of Leland. I must confess that I mostly saw it because of Don Cheadle and Kevin Spacey being in it. Kevin Spacey has since Usual Suspects been one of my favourite actors. OK, he hasn't exactly been toping the charts lately, but he's always doing a solid job from where I'm watching anyway.
From on here there could be some spoilers so, if you're sensitive to that, maybe you should stop reading.
T.U.S.O.L. is about a troubled teenager, Leland, who has committed a horrible crime. He gets sent to juvenile hall where a teacher/writer, played by Cheadle, wants to know more about him. His motives are a little shady, since he wants material for a book. The more he gets to know Leland the less he wants to write the book, as Leland helps the teacher learn things about himself as well. The story kind of centers around the conversations and we're filled in on the life of Leland P. Fitzgerald through flashbacks.
T.U.S.O.L. is a troubled youth piece and if you don't like 'em you're not going to like this one either. It has the strange main character, his strange girlfriend, the stereotypes around them that are the evil/boring world...and so on...However, it is somewhat refreshing in its own quirky ways. I have a hard time really pin pointing what it is, but I guess it is appealing to see someone being unapologetic and instead explanatory.
If you decide to see this one, be prepared for some clichès, but also some wonderful acting and some scenes that engages you.
From on here there could be some spoilers so, if you're sensitive to that, maybe you should stop reading.
T.U.S.O.L. is about a troubled teenager, Leland, who has committed a horrible crime. He gets sent to juvenile hall where a teacher/writer, played by Cheadle, wants to know more about him. His motives are a little shady, since he wants material for a book. The more he gets to know Leland the less he wants to write the book, as Leland helps the teacher learn things about himself as well. The story kind of centers around the conversations and we're filled in on the life of Leland P. Fitzgerald through flashbacks.
T.U.S.O.L. is a troubled youth piece and if you don't like 'em you're not going to like this one either. It has the strange main character, his strange girlfriend, the stereotypes around them that are the evil/boring world...and so on...However, it is somewhat refreshing in its own quirky ways. I have a hard time really pin pointing what it is, but I guess it is appealing to see someone being unapologetic and instead explanatory.
If you decide to see this one, be prepared for some clichès, but also some wonderful acting and some scenes that engages you.