This startling, original movie
about the misadventures of a school loser manages to be very funny
and very disturbing at the same time. The details and nuances
of nerd-life--the ugly glasses, the awkward gait, the sugary snacks--are
intimately and lovingly chronicled in this independent film, which
won the Grand Jury award at the Sundance Film Festival. Dawn Wiener
(Heather Matarazzo), a homely, unfashionable outcast with an unfortunate
last name, is the scapegoat of her school, her family, and perhaps
the world. When she falls in love with a popular high school boy
it seems possible for a moment that anything can happen; but,
as always, things for Dawn end in humiliation. Anyone who has
ever been betrayed by the promises of beauty, femininity, belonging
and romantic love will appreciate the relentless dissection of
these myths here.
--Stacey Richter
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