Hallam Foe (the infinitely endearing Jamie Bell) is a creepy
teenager who wears a badger pelt, hangs out in a tree house, and
spies on people with binoculars. If those people are having sex,
he’s not above swooping down from his leafy bough on a zip wire to
terrorize them. Writer-director David Mackenzie mines Hallam’s
eccentricities not just for oddball comedy but for outré
sweetness, which creates a gently, but deeply, moral atmosphere.
The film never punishes him for discovering that his freakier
tendencies are simply who he is. (See movie times, www.thestranger.com, for
details.)
Sean Nelson has worked at The Stranger on and off since 1996. He is currently Editor-at-Large. His past job titles included: Assistant Editor, Associate Editor, Film Editor, Copy Editor, Web Editor, Slog... More by Sean Nelson
is this movie even showing today anywhere in seattle?