The Frame

Apparently sometime along the way I almost inadvertently became a Wes Anderson fan, yet I neglected to see Rushmore. Until now. And I wasn’t at all disappointed. Jason Schwartzman is a high school student at the prestigious Rushmore Academy and participates in more extracurricular activities than you can shake a stick at. Unfortunately this leaves little time for, like, studying, and he’s about to be expelled for failing everything. Meanwhile, he’s further distracted by vying for the attentions of Rushmore’s first-grade teacher (Olivia Williams) with Bill Murray. It’s defiantly unconventional, focusing as it does on a friendship between a high school student and a fifty-ish man, both of whom are in love with a thirty-something teacher. Yet it’s both sweet and edgy without ever turning sentimental or offensive. Count me in for whatever Anderson does in the future.
Well Above Average