Perfect Score

Year: 2004

Grade: C+

Country: USA

Director: Robbins

Review

most of the film falls into the basic run-of-the-mill teen flick frame, but not all of it. leonardo nam (the guy who plays Roy) carries the film. let me take a step back…the bad – it’s derivative (borrowing from the breakfast club to cheats), it has an awful soundtrack, and has a basic plot. despite being written using most of the teen flick cliches, the film occasionally is able to excel. leonardo nam does a really good job with the slacker character. he may not be a judd nelson, but the character is funny and he’s able to actually make the touching moments at the end of the film work – at least the ones with which he’s involved. the direction provided some pizzazz – flashback sequences, voice-over, and corny intro sequences had spotty results, but made the film separate itself from the pack nonetheless. it provided more laughs and entertainment than a film like this generally would, so it was worth the time.