Suburban white male hates his parents

Rating: 4/10 (24 April 2008)

I came into this movie knowing nothing about the true story behind it, only that it was well received by critics, Hal Holbrook got an Oscar nomination, and Eddie Vedder did some cool songs for the soundtrack. Little did I know I was about to watch what happens when a spoiled 22 year old goes off the deep end because he hates his parents. There are people who romanticize his tale, but it's all essentially a cliché: young person thinks they have life all figured out and slowly learns the hard way that they don't have the first clue. Nothing insightful that was gained was worth his life, and I have no doubt had he lived he would have regretted how foolish and reckless he had been.