Review: Josh Hutcherson Buzz

You get to a point where you think the point of your life when you think your old isn't that old. That was a hard sentence to take in, so I'll give you an example. I remember events from 1992, and that is the year Josh Hutcherson was born. I don't think I'm too old or old at all for that, I just might feel slightly weird for being so familiar with him. After all he is still (at time of post) a few months away from 18.

But that's what buzz is. Josh Hutcherson has been building up his buzz in his early tweens, being the precocious hearts of movies such as John Favreu's Zathura, the little scene but cute Little Manhatten, the Young Actor Awards-bait Bridge to Teribithia, and the check this movie out stoned Firehouse Dog. He also played the cute kid opposite some heavyweights such as John C. Reilly (Cirque Du Freak: Vampire's Assistant) Will Ferrell (Kicking and Screaming), Robin Williams (RV), and Crazy Special Effects (Journey to the Center of the Universe). He also suberbly filled the voice of Markl in the english language Howl's Moving Castle. I mention all these movies, because he is good in all these movies. He provides a source of depth and emotion in often a busy films. Don't know what is going in one of these movies- see what Josh's character are doing, he'll show you.

Currently, Josh can be seen in theater's as Laser, the teenage son coming to terms with his unorthodox family in "The Kids Are All Right". Laser has 2 lesbian mothers and a 18 year old sister about to go off to college. In a movie accentuated by the feelings we leave to bubble up, Josh provides a weighty voice to Laser- one that incorporates the frustration and the awkwardness so identifiable within a typical teen yet still solely male in the aggressive behavior, the uncomfortable need for a male bonding, and the situational apathy that fluctuates from day-to-day. As a former teenage boy, I was moved to give a typical teenage boy response to Laser's problems- "That sucks, dude." You feel bad for him, but you know you can't reach him. That's getting it right through acting, Josh Hutcherson. Not too much, but more than enough.

So your buzz is there. You're consistently memorable. That's hard. Especially for a teen actor who makes you feel like you've done nothing with your life. That's ultra hard. Especially a child actor, a great one, going forward and shedding the image. You got my attention now grow with it.