THR: The latest collaboration from the directing and writing team responsible for "Half Nelson" concerns a questionably suicidal 16-year-old who checks himself into a psychiatric hospital. Unfortunately, the heavily medicated vibe also extends to the film.
CPC:
The coming-of-age comedy It’s Kind of a Funny Story, starring Zach Galifianakis, Keir Gilchrist (United States of Tara) and Emma Roberts (Valentine’s Day), has received a home release date from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The movie will hit DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download on February 8, 2011.
Drunk on Judgement: Zach Galifianakis is on fire, but it seems he still enjoys coming back to smaller roles. Although It’s Kind of a Funny Story was advertised nationally, in my town, it was only shown at the local independent theatre. It’s Kind of a Funny Story is a teen drama at heart, but Galifianakis brings enough to the table to keep everyone else entertained.
CB - Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck heard this a lot as they did press for their new film, but it's true: It's Kind of a Funny Story, which opened last Friday, is a big shift for the directors of Half-Nelson and Sugar, not just in scale and content, but in the simple fact that it employs a cast of actual, trained actors. Boden and Fleck became indie darlings for their verite, very serious previous films, which tackled topics as different as a drug-addicted teacher in Brooklyn and a Dominican kid who moves to the United States to become a baseball player.
