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DVD : The Adventures of Sebastian ColeIn association with Amazon.com Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780792160748 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0792160746 Label: Paramount Home Video Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 21, 2000 Running Time: 99 minutes Studio: Paramount Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1998 Sales Rank: 53017 MPN: D337474D Related Items: Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Writer-director Tod Williams's pleasantly flawed film, like his title character, drifts amiably along, full of untapped possibilities. Adrian Grenier has a slouchy charisma as Sebastian, a teenager in upstate New York who is tired of school and realizes that the world only expects him to "get a haircut, pay taxes, [and] die." When his compassionate stepfather Hank (a serenely collected Clark Gregg) decides to live his life as a woman named Henrietta, it's only one more thing to challenge Sebastian's slowly developing worldview ("You care about too many people," his father tells him). Williams can't nudge his quirky musings into something larger, and the sex-change business becomes too much a dramatic contrivance, but the film moves with an affectingly low-key assurance. Better, Williams inspires his lead to convey without sentiment something rare in teen stories: unassuming, real affection for other human beings. --Steve Wiecking Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Just Gets BetterI first saw this film in 2001 and didn't see it again until 2008. I thought my tastes would have changed in between, but I liked it more - a true classic. Rating: - pretty goodi kept seeing previews for this movie and it looked like something i would really like. so i got it off amazon and it's pretty good. classic movie moments, a lot of adventuring but it seems incomplete. what ev. it's worth the money cause i'm gonna wanna watch it again. doo it. Rating: - amazingi love this film. i remember watching the trailer years and years ago, and constantly having it on my brain. its kind of hard to come by, so im thrilled that amazon has it. i recommend this to anyone who enjoys a film that leaves you thinking and with a feeling of empowerment and knowledge. Rating:  - Not FocusedThis movie seems to be the rough draft to a better movie. The premise is good, the acting was ok but the script has so many holes in it it's unbelievable. Sebastian is dull void of character. In fact all the characters in this script are superficial and dull. Adrian is a good actor but why does he choose such dull scripts. Rating: - ExcellentI rented this film because I recently saw "The Door In The Floor" (which is one of my favorite films of 2004) also directed by Tod Williams. Having seen this film (his debut) I am extremely impressed with his talents as a writer and director. I just love these characters (in both films). The feeling I had with this film and "The Door In The Floor" is I really didn't want either one of them to end. They could have gone on forever. Its rare for a film to leave you with that feeling...Let alone ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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