Why aren't more films like Rushmore made? You know, the type of film that doesn't follow a pattern set by other films before it. Every now and then when a film with an original story and script come out, the critics drool all over them, word-of-mouth causes people to see them and yet the studios insist on making films like The Avengers, Instinct and She's All That.
Jason Schwartzman plays the role of Max Fischer amazingly well. It almost seems like this role was created for him. Being a genius requires that person to move down to the levels of others, which is probably why Max is involved with so many different out-of-school activities and not working hard enough at school itself. Watching Max in Serpico (one of his plays), plotting revenge against Herman Blume (Bill Murray), in a drunken rage or bantering with a Scotsman are all pure delight and are really the main substance of this film. Others balk at his stalking of the teacher twice his age, but don't realize this is the only way a naive Max knows how to reach out (it is explained that his mother died while he was young).
Bill Murray's performance was pretty good, although not Oscar-worthy as so many others have said. This is only because his performance is so one-dimensional and never really stands on his own in scenes without Max. Olivia Williams has a quiet but decent performance as Max's love interest. She doesn't really have a lot of room to vary her performance which explains her one-dimensional character.
I would fully recommend this film to all.
7/10 stars.
Jason Schwartzman plays the role of Max Fischer amazingly well. It almost seems like this role was created for him. Being a genius requires that person to move down to the levels of others, which is probably why Max is involved with so many different out-of-school activities and not working hard enough at school itself. Watching Max in Serpico (one of his plays), plotting revenge against Herman Blume (Bill Murray), in a drunken rage or bantering with a Scotsman are all pure delight and are really the main substance of this film. Others balk at his stalking of the teacher twice his age, but don't realize this is the only way a naive Max knows how to reach out (it is explained that his mother died while he was young).
Bill Murray's performance was pretty good, although not Oscar-worthy as so many others have said. This is only because his performance is so one-dimensional and never really stands on his own in scenes without Max. Olivia Williams has a quiet but decent performance as Max's love interest. She doesn't really have a lot of room to vary her performance which explains her one-dimensional character.
I would fully recommend this film to all.
7/10 stars.