Synopsis
Placid Lake has always been different. As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, his brilliant ideas are bound to get him into more trouble than success. So when he finds himself flying off the school roof and breaking every bone in his body on graduation night, Placid decides to make a bid for the elusive normal life. To his parents' horror, he gets a normal job.
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Cast
- Ben LeePlacid Lake
- Rose ByrneGemma Taylor
- Miranda RichardsonSylvia Lake
- Garry McDonaldDoug Lake
- Socratis OttoBozo
- Toby SchmitzBull
- Nathaniel DeanLachie
- Christopher StolleryJoel
- Nicholas HammondBill Taylor
- Francis McMahonAnton
Recommendations
- 75
Boston Globe
For every line of dialogue that's truly, glitteringly acid, though, there are five that are merely clever, and Lee, likable as he is, never really taps into the misery of the teen misfit. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A welcome rarity: an amiable film comedy that leaves you feeling good as opposed to feeling for your wallet. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Taking satiric aim at a familiar target, conformity, Australian playwright Tony McNamara's film debut is by turns incisive and broad. - 50
Variety
Melds an insightful observational style with some rather clunky satire and the resulting mix is uneven at best.
