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Bubble Boy
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Jake Gyllenhaal, Marley Shelton,
Swoosie Kurtz, Beetlejuice |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
Touchstone
Pictures |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Only if you want to try and
explain the "Memorable Quotes" listed below. |
| Date Movie: |
Don't waste your money on
bringing them. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Talk and the bubble boy in his
underwear. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
The Bubble Boy gets bounced
around a little. |
| Action: |
There are some chase scenes. |
| Laughs: |
There could have been a lot more. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
The mud wrestling scene. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
To give you a feel of the movie:
"It's the Jews, they're gonna want more money."
and "Pinocchio came out of his bubble, touched the
little whore next door, and died." |
| Directed By: |
Blair Hayes |
| Produced By: |
Beau Flynn |
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Bubble Boy
A Movie Review |
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You know, I’m not really sure what the support group
for kids with immune deficiency are bitching about, but "Bubble
Boy" offends so many more ethnic and racial groups while
leaving Jimmy, this movie’s bubble boy, played by Jake Gyllenhaal,
looking like a hero.
I won’t waste too much of your time with this review so here’s
a quick story run-down. Jimmy was born with an immunity deficiency
which meant if was exposed to any germs he would probably die. His
mom keeps him sheltered in his bubble, telling him there is only one
TV show, "Land of the Lost" I believe it was. But Jimmy
can look out his bedroom window and when the hot babe, Chloe (Marley
Shelton) moves in next door, and, well, Jimmy starts to hit puberty,
well, Jimmy is in love. But she’s a love he can’t have and when
she goes off to marry a loser, well, Jimmy handily crafts a portable
bubble so he can go stop the wedding.
So Jimmy’s off to Niagara Falls from like, California, and
there are funny stories to tell as Jimmy makes his way across the
country, well, at least there should be funny stories to tell.
Instead you get jokes about Hindu’s and their sacred cows,
Hispanics, hick-towns, cults, side-show freaks, and Jews.
Well, and trust me, this isn’t ruining the movie, but Jimmy
makes it in time to stop the wedding and finds out that his mother
is a liar.
The movie actually had some potential to be funny, poignant, and
cute, but instead went to just make fun of everyone and anything and
in doing so it just stopped being funny. Sure there were some cute
moments, who wouldn’t think Bubble-Boy body-surfing is sort of
funny, but in the end this movie almost seemed to try to take itself
too seriously, not about the disease, but about Jimmy’s quest to
get his girl, and went for the easy racial/ethnic jokes instead of
being creatively funny.
"Bubble Boy" wasn’t horrible, but don’t waste your
money on it in the theater or even renting the video. Wait for cable
on this one. 1 ½ stars out of 5.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
