Downey Jr and Yelchin create surprisingly relatable and likable characters, pretty well free of cliches.
It definitely channels Pump Up the Volume. However, it's still quite different. The satire about psych drugs and it's spot on. Give kids these meds and of course they'll gleefully but sell and trade.
But the final act is so discordant to what came before. The loopy doopy play the school puts on, complete with musical numbers, is one of the very things that makes kids crazy to begin with.
It definitely channels Pump Up the Volume. However, it's still quite different. The satire about psych drugs and it's spot on. Give kids these meds and of course they'll gleefully but sell and trade.
But the final act is so discordant to what came before. The loopy doopy play the school puts on, complete with musical numbers, is one of the very things that makes kids crazy to begin with.