fun high school comedy

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Jon Cryer is a yuppie stockbroker who has become a government witness for a mobster's trial for fraud. When it becomes apparent that his life is in danger, Jon's character decides to run and hideout as a high school senior. He has a new life in a small town where his aunt and cousin live, while the mobster's gang and the FBI are hunting for him. This is a funny, if somewhat improbable, story made very watchable by the likability of all of the main characters. The most unlikely plot line has the main character, Max Hauser, and a janitor living in the basement of the local high school. After a semester, this housing arrangement would most likely be noticed in real life, but it makes for some funny scenes of Max rollerskating through the hallways at night.

score 8/10

Ritag2 24 January 2007

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