HottieBoombaLottie

FUNNY and some really very likable characters! Thanks Mr. Packard!
Yes, Mr. Packard, there are many of us who recognize what you have done here. Seth Packard has created a wonderful little film, a film far superior to Napoleon Dynamite. It has what most big films don't have today: decent, likable characters. Packard has the confidence to show us rather than tell us and his sense of timing is superb. I hope that he can stay true to himself and keep making fun, decent films like this. I hope that Hollywood doesn't lure him to apply his great talent to produce more of their usual dreck. Kudos to Packard for rising above the level of most Hollywood films.

Very Real
This film is very real and true to its genre of high school comedy, but doesn't have to throw in slapstick,crudeness, and nudity to keep you interested (not that those elements create a good story in my opinion, but it seems like that's what so many films try to do these days for the sheer shock value). I was very impressed with the character development. It doesn't feel like it tries too hard - they actually feel believable and the situations feel believable. It's a film that you can watch multiple times and appreciate different aspects each time with things you may have overlooked. The beauty is in the subtleties. The storyline is familiar, but with the fun presentation, sheds a new light on it. Also, the cinematography pops - very well done.

Great heartwarming movie
My wife and I watched "HottieBoombaLottie" on a Friday evening on a whim several weeks ago, not having any idea what to expect. Although by no means deep, it's a charming coming-of-age movie about a teenage boy who is obsessed with the hottest girl in his class, going so far as to carry around a life-sized cardboard cut-out of her. Meanwhile, the girl won''t give him the time of day, but winds up going after his older brother. Then, while spending the summer in California with his cousins, he meets a girl who is a cousin to his cousins, but who is not blood related to him. She is clearly enamored of him, but he remains obsessed with the hot girl back home.

This brief description of the first part of the movie may make it sound as though this is a trite, shallow film. Yet, despite its lack of profundity and its predictable ending, the acting is so superb and the story is so charming and uplifting that it makes for a wonderful 80 minutes of entertainment.

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