As manipulative as ''Cruel Intentions'', as
competitive as ''Election'', as geeky as Napoleon
Dynamite, ''Elliot Allagash'' is a wonderfully original
take on a much loved genre. Seymour isn't cool, but he
isn't a geek either. He's a lonely, obedient 8th grade
loser at Glendale, a second tier prep school in
Manhattan. His chubbiness has recently earned him the
nick name ''Chunk Style'' and he has resigned himself to
a life of isolation. All of this is about to change.
After successfully getting himself expelled from every
reputable school in the country, Elliot Allagash, the
arrogant heir of America's largest fortune, finds
himself marooned at Glendale. Try as he may, Elliot
cannot get expelled this time; his father has donated
too much money. Bitter and bored, Elliot decides to
amuse himself by taking up a new hobby: transforming
Seymour into the most popular student in school. An
unlikely friendship develops between these two loners as
Elliot introduces Seymour to new concepts, like power,
sabotage and vengeance. With Elliot as his diabolical
guide, Seymour gradually learns about all of the
incredible things that money can buy, and the one or two
things that it can't.Hilarious, ingenious and tightly
plotted, Elliot Allagash reminds you what your teens
were like, and why growing up is so hard to do. |
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