Justin Cobb, a teenager in suburban Oregon, copes with his thumb-sucking problem, romance, and his diagnosis with ADHD and subsequent experience using Ritalin.
Mills, who hails from the world of music videos and TV commercials, has surrounded Pucci with a superlative group of actors, all of whom are in tune with his quiet, low-key approach to humor.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep 2005
rotten:
So no one would argue that Thumbsucker sucks. But the thing does seem just so indie-movie familiar.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
7 Oct 2005
fresh:
A tender but glib coming-of-age journey.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Oct 2005
fresh:
Unlike so many movies in which a character changes in order to propel the plot forward, this one stops to follow up on the consequences of those changes.