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Re: Rushmore.... huh. As bad as films can be
(and I went to "She's All That"--don't ask why--so I
know whereof I speak), I feel ashamed of myself for having
problems with Rushmore, which tries like hell to do something
admirable. But yeah, it left me dissatisfied. Entertained, yes,
but dissatisfied...Max grows up, but I'm just not sure why I was
invited to watch this process unfold.
But as to Max's personal flaws...well, he's 15,
he deserves a little slack. He's a Ferris Bueller who actually
has to deal with the consequences of his actions, and for that, I
admire the script (although how he gets away with so much does
remain a mystery to me.) Reading Edelstein's reviews, though, I'm
astonished at the lack of slack he cuts others. I'm not talking
about his criticism of Anderson--that's all well and good--but
his dislike for a 15-year-old kid, a "hustler." What is
that? There's no sign (that I could see) that Max pursues things
for material gain. It's just that he believes he's capable of
anything, and hasn't yet realized he isn't. (And if there's any
truer observation about adolescence, I don't know what it is.)
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