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The Tracey Fragments:
Summary: Tracey Berkowitz is a 15 year old high school student who doesn’t get along with anyone except for her 9 year old brother and narrates this film while describing the events leading up to her brother’s disappearance.
Comments: I was interested in Ellen Page’s acting abilities before Juno hit the big screen and was not disappointed in her performance in this film. The film has style and a decent story, but the fragmented clips are confusing at times while trying to put all the pieces together of how or why her brother vanished. Unfortunately, the viewer is left hanging at the end because the last clip is of Tracey casually walking in the park still searching for her brother.
Rating: 7/10
Smart People
Summary (from imdb): Lawrence Wetherhold is incredibly intelligent yet miserable professor at Carnegie Mellow, an indifferent father to a college student and a high-school senior, and the reluctant brother of a ne'er-do-well who's come to town. A seizure and a fall send Lawrence to the emergency room where the physician, a former student of his, ends up going on a date with him.
Comment:. The film attempted to send a message to the viewer that everyone has flaws and we should accept the person for who they are. Another film with Ellen Page, but in this story she portrays an annoying conservative intelligent high school student that does not get along with anyone. One of her weakest roles to date, but I still have a few of her films to watch before I can officially say that.
Rating: 6/10
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