Movie Poster for HESHER starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt
New Market Films has released this nice new movie poster for the indie film Hesher which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson, Natalie Portman and Devin Brochu. This movie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival a year ago in 2010. I watched it while I was there and I liked it, Gordon-Levitt was pretty awesome, but the most surprising performance came from Brouchu who played the main kid in the film.
The story follows a 13-year-old boy named T.J. and his father as they struggle with the loss of their mother and wife in a car accident. They move in with grandma in an effort to pick up the pieces and try to figure out how to move on with their lives. It is in the middle of this life experience that an anarchist loner who hates the world by the name of Hesher comes in and crashes the party of sadness. It is this incredibly screwed up person with long crazy hair, incredibly weird tattoos, and a fetish for lighting fires and blowing things up, that ends up helping this family in the most unexpected ways.
From my review:
The character Hersher is the glue that holds this movie together, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt gave yet another fantastic performance! I loved the character he played, Gordon Levitt played this character perfectly, and he was definitely the best part of the movie. This was the character that brought the comedic madness to the story. I was joyfully shocked by what this character does to this poor family. This guy is insane! Just to give you an idea, the first time we are introduced to this character, he drags T.J. in a home that’s under construction, throws him up against the wall grabs him by the neck with some powerful force and starts chocking him. Regardless of how brutal this character is, he is very funny. If Gordon-Levitt keeps finding these great roles, one day he will land himself an Oscar, the guy is just extremely talented.
Click here to read my full review. The movie is set to hit theaters in April, and it's worth checking out. Here's the trailer for the film incase you missed it.