A definite 'revenge of the nerd' tale, but told with total heart. Arnie Cunningham struggles to define his identity in the face of bullies and overbearing parents, but gets through due to his best friend, the accepted Denis. Christine is the car he buys to restore in a way he feel he cannot be himself. Christine is a tale of obsession that'll make you laugh yourself daft, feel like...
more A definite 'revenge of the nerd' tale, but told with total heart. Arnie Cunningham struggles to define his identity in the face of bullies and overbearing parents, but gets through due to his best friend, the accepted Denis. Christine is the car he buys to restore in a way he feel he cannot be himself. Christine is a tale of obsession that'll make you laugh yourself daft, feel like a teen again... then howl for ages at the end. I did. And Christine is brilliantly characterised.
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