Rushmore, "Serpico"

Andy Greenwald: Part of the allure of the high school movie is watching very young people experimenting with acting very old. Usually this involves wooing women, pounding beers, or running an elaborate prostitution ring out of your parents’ suburban McMansion. But in the twee-range musings of Wes Anderson, young people are more likely to reenact a shaggy cop story on a proscenium stage than waste time getting slammered. There are plenty of ways to misspend your youth, but not nearly enough of them demand packing heat in a nun’s habit.