Lucas

Having an 80's flashback moment, my wife and I decided to watch an old 80's classic Lucas. With the passing of Corey Haim, Charlie Sheen's martial woes, and the biggest question of all, what ever happened to Kerri Green, we dove into Lucas. Let just say, times can surely change the outlook of a movie.

Considering the age of Corey Haim in the movie, I thought he did a remarkable job in the film, and, not to sound too weepy, I found myself tearing up a little as I watched him steal the scenes from everyone else in the movie. I thought Charlie Sheen was great as kind of a "big brother" to Lucas, even if I've gotten so used to his character in Two and a Half Men. Kerri Green was wonderful in her role as Maggie, the object of Lucas' affection.

The story felt a little dated, but that would be natural considering the changing of the times. The story had a very soft ending. I understand that the story was about a over achieving kid who was looking for acceptance and had a hard time getting it in a high school atmosphere. I find it hard to believe that all it took was for him to show up in a high school football game to get knocked out to get accepted.

Still, the movie is a classic and it helped put Corey Haim on the map. Too bad drugs knocked him out of this world.