Master monologist Matt Smith turns his 8th grade year in 1966-67 into a wild coming-of-age film---a comedy grounded in his Catholic education, racism, and the joys and horrors that are male adolescence.
Chirphymium
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Deanna
There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.