The United States of Leland

Bendog and I watched this the other night and I thought it was awesome. I remember watching previews over in Delta with my venerable roomate - Ben - and we both thought it looked pretty good. This one stars Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Kevin Spacy, Jena Malone and Chris Klein. The story line goes something like some kid stabs and kills a retarded kid. Nobody knows why. Everybody is trying to get to the bottom of the story. The suspect happens to be the son of a famous writer who has never really taken the time to help raise his son and a teacher seems to be the only adult male actually looking out for the guy. Meanwhile you have Klein playing the role of an almost abandoned child taken in by a caring family. Interestingly enough, he seems to be the one who cares about, looks after, and tries to protect that family the most. The only problem is that nobody seems to care. The real heart of the movie is Leland's thoughts and ideals. His philosophy on life. You find out why he did what he did. Is this boy a devil worshiper? Is he insane? Is he not quite all there himself? I guess that'll be something you'll have to decide. This gets two thumbs up from me.