Ghost World

Comedy? Just a hint. Rather, it’s a sad drama about a selfish teenager who goes from nothing to nothing and manages to ruin her boyfriend's relationship with her self-centeredness. Zwigoff's sensitive direction and the excellent actors make this film a must-see. But I don’t see it as five stars. (03/07/2005)

An unnecessarily overrated film that can't decide whether it wants to be a comedy or a drama, and ends up as a bitter story about the classic search for life paths. Unfortunately, almost everything that is seen in it has already been seen at least once. An interesting loser, bored and cynical duo of girls, a supporting role of a simple top student, or a class full of weird existences with artistic inclinations. If there's something first-class about it, it's Steve Buscemi, whom I believed in everything, from neurotic outbursts to a love for records. It's a pity that the ending is somewhat calculatedly inconclusive, the rest is pleasant but quickly forgettable. (19/01/2007)

A prequel to American Beauty. Sensitively made, often very self-aware, but this adolescent romp, for all its under-the-skin atmosphere, doesn't entertain nearly as much as its two years older and more mature sibling. (27/01/2017)