My 150 Favorite Movies - #39
Ghost World (2001)
Based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, the screenplay was cowritten by Clowes and director Terry Zwigoff, who also directed Crumb. The plot concerns two misfits, best friends who are recently graduated from high school, and the middle-aged loner that one of them befriends. A quirky movie that is at times difficult to love, but nevertheless reaps emotional rewards if you stick with it. Ably acted by Thora Birch, Scarlett Johannson and Steve Buscemi, it fared much better with critics than at the box office. I entirely agree with Roger Ebert's assessment: "I wanted to hug this movie. It takes such a risky journey and never steps wrong. It creates specific, original, believable, lovable characters, and meanders with them through their inconsolable days, never losing its sense of humor."
Based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, the screenplay was cowritten by Clowes and director Terry Zwigoff, who also directed Crumb. The plot concerns two misfits, best friends who are recently graduated from high school, and the middle-aged loner that one of them befriends. A quirky movie that is at times difficult to love, but nevertheless reaps emotional rewards if you stick with it. Ably acted by Thora Birch, Scarlett Johannson and Steve Buscemi, it fared much better with critics than at the box office. I entirely agree with Roger Ebert's assessment: "I wanted to hug this movie. It takes such a risky journey and never steps wrong. It creates specific, original, believable, lovable characters, and meanders with them through their inconsolable days, never losing its sense of humor."
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