Rocket Science

...it's so determined to undercut expectations and access the feelings of a stuttering boy who can't express them on his own.

...another tale of student life, this time about a lonely high-schooler with a speech impediment, coaxed onto the debate team by a wilful princess.

...Thompson fine-tunes the pathos of his dilemma to slip comedy into moments that could be deadly.

As in other nerd-love films, Hal will come of age, with angst and a modicum of ingenuity.

Backed by a fine cast (including sardonic narrator Alec Baldwin), there’s no argument: Blitz is a confident new voice.