Mary Poppins meets Metallica. Ride the Supercalafragalistic Lightning.

Hesher is a strained and oh so indie comedy-drama that feels far too forced to really work. It subverts the well worn formula of a stranger enriching the lives of a group in need by introducing a disruptive and destructive man into a recently bereaved family. Sadly, whilst the idea may sound appealing (Hesher is a pretty good character but not necessarily as a focal point in a story) it never really goes anywhere and none of the more character driven moments ring true. Instead it is a film made up of moments that may work in a trailer but as a feature length film it lacks impetus and the moments where it strives for something more profound falls short. Joseph Gordon Levitt clearly has fun as the titular Hesher but it is a pretty hollow experience with underdeveloped characters and subplots that never quite add up to a satisfying whole.

"You lost your wife. And you lost your mom. I lost my nut."
Fun watch and pretty bizarre as far as Hesher's character goes. Terrific performances from JGL always showing his qualities in his performances no doubt also Rainn Wilson shined here too. This movie deals with death in a unique way making the Hesher character this rebel chaotic anti-hero comic reielf insinuating in this family's life.
I enjoyed seeing Natalie Portman but after awhile I begin thinking why are you here again? Ah yes she's here severing a certain plot point but I felt her character wasn't used enough or just wasn't needed at all. Hesher was probably the most interesting thing that ever happened to those people and it was interesting to watch these interactions around Hesher play out.

"Sometimes people get thrown off balance when bad things happen. But they come good again, in the end."

So what if life slayed one of your nuts, you still got the other one; moreover you have your dick to make you that rat in the cage which punches the snake in the face.

Spencer Susser's Hesher has a sick sense of humor; like it's titular character you never know where it wants to go, or even why it wants to go there but the film is a character study of angry and hopeless people suffering with not only a lack of self-believe, but a lack of faith in the world itself.

Hesher is one of the most iconic characters I have ever seen on screen and even though his philosophies about life are not idioms of refreshment, there's some hipster lovin' here that you just can't help but be a part of.

A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him, but then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
Offbeat drama does compel with some outrageous (and unsettling) sequences, but doesn't quite convince in its entirety.

why didnt they just cast james franco ??? also natalie portman is so cute in this movie ?

A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him, but then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
Offbeat drama does compel with some outrageous (and unsettling) sequences, but doesn't quite convince in its entirety.

Πιτσιρικάς που δεν μπορεί να ξεπεράσει τον θάνατο της μητέρας του, με ένα πατέρα που είναι σε ακόμα χειρότερη κατάσταση εξ αιτίας αυτού, κάνει παρέα με τρελαμένο μαλλιά, με τατουάζ και κιθάρα, κάτι που μόνο παραπάνω προβλήματα του δημιουργεί. Παρά το γεγονός πως δεν έχει και κανένα σούπερ σενάριο, αυτό το δείγμα αμερικάνικου ανεξάρτητου σινεμά βλέπεται σχετικά άνετα, χάριν του Τζόσεφ Γκόρντον Λέβιτ κυρίως ο οποίος το έχει πάρει το θέμα αρκετά σοβαρά. Παίζει και η Ναταλί Πόρτμαν σε έναν αχρείαστο ρόλο.

this held up to my memory of it.
a good take on grief.

Film #1 off my list for Xplodera's Scavenger Hunt 26.
Task 4/30: Watch a film - documentary or fictional - about a musical genre or artist that you don't like, understand or simply never been a fan of.

This movie was rather bizarre, to say the least. It was a confusing dark comedy, if you can even call it that, about a heavy metal-loving guy named Hesher who randomly "moves in" with a family in deep mourning. The even weirder thing about it is that it kinda works, due in no small part, I'm sure, to Joseph Gordon-Levitt's charm, which comes through even when he's playing an asshole.

And lastly, before I forget, we watched Hesher. I can't remember when or where we watched it but we did and I really enjoyed it.
The film tries very hard to be 'quirky' but the performances are all really good, the script is genuinely funny and the performances are all on-point, especially from JGL who perhaps gives a career best here as the convincingly 80's metal-throwback lead character.

It's simply a character piece with some drama thrown in. The story doesn't really add to much, it's more about seeing ordinary people reacting to a human brick being thrown through their window and on that level it really works.

I'm not sure how this was received when it was released in 2010, but I was under the impression this was going to be a very different film.

I recommend giving this a shot.

great film

moral of the story: even when ur nut left keep ur nut right