Hesher

  • 2011


MOVIE IS fascinating cynical dominant dangerous experimental
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55 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 40
Negative reviews 15
Average Rating 3.1/5
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1.5
What does he want Where does he come from Director Spencer Susser appears too intoxicated by the title character to risk peering beyond the enigmatic .. Av Club
2.5
Hesher, whose arrival on screen is almost always heralded by a demonic speed metal riff, is a delinquent sociopath with a heart of gold. Thats the fal .. EW
3.1
Hesher assembles a group of characters who arent sure why theyre in the same movie together. Rogerebert
4.0
Hesher himself a mysterious, magnetic, repellent, and alluring figure... Its quite an astonishing performance by Joseph Gordon Levitt. Common Sense Media
3.0
An unlikeable main character and a weak narrative flow turn Hesher into a mediocre film. We Got This Covered
1.9
The guitar solos blasting from Joseph Gordon Levitts sullen, arson prone wasteoids van cant drown out the dominant bleat of indie therapy whine.
3.8
Bad role models sometimes make the most interesting movie characters.
2.0
Hesher is a muddle of inchoate feelings that never really grasps the clichs to which it raises its middle finger.
4.3
Joseph Gordon Levitt must be especially glad for this film to see the light of day, because his performance is award worthy, a complete inhabiting of .. Paste Magazine
3.0
Susser, who wrote the film with David Michod, has a kinetic filmmaking style and an impish, crash and burn sense of humor that keeps sentiment at bay ..
2.5
Hesher is about as awful as independent films get, a mix of ugliness and unearned sentiment, with a flat story, repellent and pathetic characters and .. San Francisco Chronicle
1.0
At a future date, when some grad student writes a thesis on Wild Men of the Subconscious in Popular Culture, there will certainly be a special place f .. Ny Daily News
2.5
Hesher has its genuinely affecting scenes, but too much of the time it feels false and shallow. Philly
3.5
As director Spencer Sussers movie unfolds, the heart reveals itself to be less and less sentimental. Philly
2.8
Since one of the most energetic and inventive young actors in the business, you cant take your eyes off him. Unfortunately, the quality of the materia .. One Guys Opinion
4.5
Hesher finds uncommon sympathy for people at loose ends, and although Hesher himself is sentimentalized and backhandedly inspiring, he never softens i .. Village Voice
2.8
A quirky film thats served well by its great cast, but not enough to impress me that it had any depth. Sover
4.4
In his feature directorial debut, Spencer Susser establishes a deadpan, lost, grungy quality, the perfect place where a creature like Hesher (Joseph G .. Combust Ible Celluloid
1.5
Writer director Spencer Susser and cowriter David Michod generate fresh hells at a surreally rapid clip but cop out with an incongruously sentimental .. Chicago Reader
1.9
In that way, the movie does reflect its eponymous characters worldview, and thats a unpleasant thing. Mark Reviews Movies
3.2
Lauras Review: B Now heres an American independent that isnt easily categorized, even if it does go a little soft at the end.
1.9
Its unflinching stuff, and might have worked if there were a reason for any of it. Levitt, Portman and Wilson work hard to infuse the film with some l .. Usa Today
3.8
Hesher doesnt care what you think, and Susser has a lot of fun with that attitude. Eric Ds Nider
3.8
So what if Hesher flies off its wobbly handles it keeps springing funny and touching surprises. Rolling Stone
4.4
His father (Rainn Wilson), a crumpled ex man in sweatpants, isnt living at all. New York Post
1.5
Fit for the scrap heap which provides one of the heavy handed visual motifs here. Film Journal International ..
3.1
Its a fearsome and giddily unhinged performance in a movie that isnt entirely sure what to do with it. Boston
4.0
Normally, youd expect T.J.s dad to call the police, but this family isnt entirely functional at present. Npr
2.5
This one doesnt disturb that expectation, either, because while it arrives decorated with cooler hair and a louder soundtrack, it still sticks to the .. Movies
4.5
The movies piling on of miseries blurs the boundaries of goopy sincerity and cynical marketing; the calculated dose of daring melts into hearts and fl .. New Yorker
3.0
Although it piles on too much misery and too many overdetermined moments of clarity toward the end, Hesher is funny and off kilter without being cloyi .. Las Vegas Weekly
1.5
Hesher is an experimental film that attempts to be transgressive. It isnt. Coles Mithey
3.5
Happily, Hesher never lays things out too clearly. Just as you never know where he came from, its hard to grasp where hes going, or even what hes doin .. Detroit News
2.5
I dont care how depressed you are, no father is going to simply wave away his son bringing home a freeloading, dope smoking, porn watching, violently .. Nj
3.5
Fortunately, theres enough humor in all this to counteract the exploitation of weird logic and audacious coincidence. Varia Gate
3.1
The movie remains unsettling and darkly funny in spite of itself. Red Eye Chicago
1.3
When the blessed credits finally roll, the first thing Susser shows us is Heshers tattoo of a raised middle finger. Backatcha, dude. Stl Today
4.4
As equal parts tough, touching and resolute as the renegade saving grace of the title, Hesher is an uncommonly perceptive cinematic revolution. Dustin Put Man
4.5
Gordon Levitt has an expressive deadpan, marvelous control of his eyebrows and an air of menace. His lean, leathery physique and flat footed gait conv .. Hollywood And Fine
1.8
Artifice is rodeo clowning for the scripts flaws, with huge gaps of character development lost to a film that would rather stay on Hesher and his star .. Brian Or Ndorf
1.0
Theres nothing effective about Hesher unless the effect youre looking for is anger. Hollywood Chicago
4.0
Portman gives good geek in a fairly throwaway role (in a film full of depressed people, shes got the least to be upset about), and Rainn Wilson showca .. The Shiz Nit
2.0
Some of it fumbles in reaching for pathos, as in the graceless slow motion final scene. Dvd Talk
4.5
Gordon Levitt is perfect as randy, rowdy, raunchy Hesher, a reasonable facsimile of Boudu sauv des eaux or Drop Dead Fred. East Bay Express
3.0
Given the early reactions to Hesher, I expected a dark, grim movie about a repellant character. Tony Mack
5.0
You think youve got his numberbut hes actually quite a thinkerand even though he doesnt pay any attention to the standard conventions of morality, I t ..
3.1
The performances, especially by Wilson and Laurie as the grandmother, keep Sussers earnest effort afloat. Consider it a promise of things to come. Boston Phoenix
3.0
Sundancey redemption trajectory aside, the film is often unsentimentally tough and committed. New York Time Out
3.5
...darkly funny and refreshingly blunt, giving a big middle finger to conventionality, and offering a rebel yell thats hard to ignore. Metro Times
3.8
It manages to succeed with a pastiche of great casting and an unapologetic slant towards being anti touchy feely. Until it needs to be. Cinematical
3.0
Impressive influences all, but Sussers first film feels like an original imperfect but often fresh and true, and a worthy showcase for a star on the r .. MSN Movies
3.8
Works as a solemn story about dealing with loss, tragedy, and disappointment, primarily because Gordon Levitts character bridges the gap between laugh ..
3.0
One by one the wheels start to come off, and before its over youre working on your own metaphors for when the film fell apart instead of cleaving to t .. Movie Line
2.8
Theres a quasi romantic angle involving Natalie Portman thats barely substantive enough to count as a subplot.) Blog Oregonlive
4.5
But as unlikely as it seems, hes just what the troubled T.J. needs.
2.8
Powered by a character at once original and representational, Hesher courses with a unique verve missing in many independent productions, hovering som .. Shared Darkness
1.5
Dangerous, immoral and just plain wrong at parts, and that makes it fantasy. I dont even think its wish fulfillment. Its just putting bold concepts on .. Screen Junkies
2.0
... a promising concept gradually morphs into a predictable indie flick. Playback:stl
4.5
I love the film, the character of Hesher, and the fascinating and entertaining yarn told by writer/director Spencer Susser. I feel that the script is .. Hollywood Jesus
4.5
Gordon Levitt ... gets to play the opposite of his usual put upon nice guy roles and he runs with it, to the point of making Hesher downright scary a ..



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