Christina Reviews *Roger Dodger*

          Roger Dodger is a movie about a pickup artist who is outsmarted by a sixteen year old boy. Campbell Scott plays Roger---uncle to said sixteen year old and a self-proclaimed womanizer. When his nephew shows up at his office unannounced and states that he wants to learn all the tricks of the trade (the trade being women), Roger takes it upon himself to be the teacher. By the end of the movie, he finds that he is the one who needs to go back to school when, over the course of a long, drawn out night, his nephew repeatedly puts him to shame. Without even trying, nephew Nick catches the eyes of two much older women and Roger finds himself in the awkward position of being the fourth wheel when really it’s a tricycle ride that is in order.

         This movie has a quirky sense of humor to it. Jesse Eisenberg plays the 16 year old. He’s great.

         The movie’s about nothing I would be interested in, and yet I liked it. Funny how that works sometimes.