Review of Hesher

I will say that the acting was very good by all but the story in itself was weak. It was hard to see a young boy have his life get worse, confusing and more complicated by the day. The "Hesher" character was just not believable although Levitt is a fine actor. He was way over the top, too over the top with the language and disrespect and he had no back story to explain his ignorant behavior. I also understand going into a depression after the loss of a loved one but I also understand holding it together for your child and living a full life in honor of the deceased and grieving together creating an even stronger bond.

I'm a glass half full type of person but the filmmaker strikes me as a glass half empty type after watching this film. It pains me a little to say as I normally can appreciate most cinema but this movie just rubbed me the wrong way. Everyone was damaged and a kid was being mentally, physically and emotionally abused plus a funeral was completely disrespected. Too much!