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      Farewell Bender

      R 2006 1h 32m Comedy Drama List
      Reviews 37% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Three high school buddies (Eddie Kaye Thomas, Kip Pardue, Josh Cooke), now in their 20s, arrive home to their small hometown for the funeral of their mutual friend Bender. They spend the days before the funeral reliving past glories and contemplating the future. Since high school, the three have stalled on their way to maturity in different ways, but Bender's death opens their eyes to a future that is more than a little frightening, but still inevitable. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member I very much enjoy Eddie Kaye Thomas as an actor, and he is quite good in this. The story isn't particularly original, but it is well enough done. There are too many scenes that drag though. It's not bad, but not exactly good either. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member compelling but mediocre. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member it was ok some boring parts but some funny parts Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Watched it by mistake thinking it was the 2002 Wasted. The 2002 Wasted is the one about heroin addiction. It was amazing. This is not that movie... That being said, it wasn't horrible. It was another indie-feeling hopeless film. After high school everyone seems to lose their purpose. The end is kind of just stops as well. There isn't a true resolution to anything. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Not bad for a straight to DVD... Josh Cooke gave an impressive performance as the lead character, Dixon, plagued by his friend's death. It was 4:30 in the morning, but I got wrapped up in the story and characters pretty well. I love a good 'this town sucks and shitty things happen but fuck it it's all we got so whatever' type of movies. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member I feel like my time was wasted. An unlikable and poorly made movie. (First and only viewing - In my mid-twenties) Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Three high school buddies (Eddie Kaye Thomas, Kip Pardue, Josh Cooke), now in their 20s, arrive home to their small hometown for the funeral of their mutual friend Bender. They spend the days before the funeral reliving past glories and contemplating the future. Since high school, the three have stalled on their way to maturity in different ways, but Bender's death opens their eyes to a future that is more than a little frightening, but still inevitable.
      Director
      Matt Oates
      Producer
      Roger Flessing
      Screenwriter
      Matt Oates, Jeremiah Lowder
      Production Co
      Revel Entertainment
      Rating
      R (Drug Use|Sexual Content|Pervasive Language)
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 32m