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      Wuss

      2011 1h 36m Comedy List
      Reviews 40% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score A high-school teacher forms an inappropriate bond with one of his students when they plot to take revenge on the teenagers who heap abuse upon them. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Clay Liford's WUSS sets us up. The movie begins as if we are about to watch a crass spoof an all too familiar genre. Just as we think we know exactly what we are in for he quiet cleverly catches us off-guard for where he and his gifted cast lead us. While Liford touches a number of familiar genres, he is not content in fully committing to any of them. In many a writer / director hands this would lead to a banal and unfocused film. But this writer / director has found an effective way to push us into some of our culture's darkest challenges. WUSS is at times funny, unsettling, menacing, crude, confrontational, provocative and tragic. At no time did any aspect of this movie feel false. And, at no time was I not entertained. The only errors to be found are in the way the movie has been "marketed" and titled. There is so much more going on in this movie than you suspect. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Joe Leydon Variety By repeatedly upending expectations and shifting tones, writer-director Clay Liford keeps his audience keenly fascinated and anxious throughout "Wuss." Mar 13, 2016 Full Review Andy Webster New York Times "Wuss" may be slight, but Mr. Liford's sense of pitch is spot on. Rated: 3/5 May 2, 2013 Full Review Inkoo Kang Village Voice A witty black comedy with sociological aspirations that hits unexpected emotional marks while nimbly sidestepping clichs. Apr 30, 2013 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com While Liford's latest isn't a bad film, it fails at being either memorable or noteworthy, hindered most by a script that seems to flounder with direction. Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 28, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A high-school teacher forms an inappropriate bond with one of his students when they plot to take revenge on the teenagers who heap abuse upon them.
      Director
      Clay Liford
      Screenwriter
      Clay Liford
      Production Co
      Well Tailored Films, Femmewerks Productions
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 36m