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Jay Baruchel as Leon Bronstein is the reincarnation of Leon Trotsky,or so he really believes and well,at the end I'm not so sure but he just might be.That is the reason to watch the film.Jay Baruchel is a very good young actor and we'll be reviewing at least two more of his films in a few weeks,but for now we focus on this one. The plot is typical teenage farce but for the Trotsky angle to focus the min character.He can truly relate to his surroundings and reason to protest as to him,history is repeating itself.For a minute the movie got scary when they took over the high school.Visions of a old 60's flick"IF"flashed thru my mind,but only for a moment as it really is a comedy,but for thinking teens,not just hormone driven.Trailer URL follows pix and a IMDB summery is below.I took 1 star off because it is really aimed at teens.Released in 2009 it runs 120 minutes and all returning high school kids should see it,and maybe a few parents as well.
Leon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his peers can claim to be the reincarnation of early 20th century Soviet iconoclast and Red Army hero, Leon Trotsky. When his father sends Leon to public school as punishment for starting a hunger strike at Papa's clothing factory, Leon quickly lends new meaning to the term 'student union', determined as he is to live out his pre-ordained destiny to the fullest and change the world. Written by Alliance Films
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