Rushmore (1998)

I think this is one that I should have seen when it came out. It seems like Catcher in the Rye to me. If I had seen this as a freshman in college (when it came out) and read Catcher when I was 15, I'd adore both. As it stands, I read Catcher when I was in my early twenties and saw Rushmore at 29. I want to love it. I find little baby Jason Schwartzman incredibly endearing a nerdy lovable and I like the characters and the story but I can't quite get entirely on board for whatever reason. I think I'll have to settle with loving Nine Stories and Royal Tenenbaums.