Wonder Boys
Starring: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Robert Downey Jr. and Frances McDormand
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Synopsis: A successful writer Grady Tripp (Douglas), now a college professor struggling with writers block, and his most promising student James Leer (Maguire) are trying to find a jacket once owned by Marilyn Monroe that Leer stole from the college chancellor (McDormand), who is pregnant with Tripp's child from their affair.
My thoughts: Highly acclaimed by many critics, but panned by most audiences, I was about in the middle. It's not bad, but it could have been great. Good performances and a quirky but dark sense of humor make it watchable.
Score: 6 out of 10