FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

thejcowboy22 One afternoon I was working when I received a phone call from my 8 year old daughter. My first thought was is she hurt? Is Mom alright? She had just finished watching Bubble Boy the Movie just shown on Comedy Central.A few weeks earlier I told her about the movie how stupid it was and if you get the chance watch it. Let me backup and explain how I caught this quirky adventure. I'm channel surfing through my TV one rainy afternoon. Something caught my eye. I'm watching a boy in a giant bubble running through the desert. Here we go, I have to see how this movie turns out. Born without an immune system Our star Jimmy (Jake Gyllenhaal) has a life long crush on his next store neighbor Chloe (Marley Shelton) under the objection of his Vexatious Mother played by Swoozie Kurtz who was a real scene stealer in this comical farce of the underdog against ridiculous odds. Some of the dialogue from Mrs. Livingston is side splitting especially the phony ransom note scene. Our Boy takes off on an unbelievable road trip across the country giant bubble covering and all. Jimmy runs into a biker in need and a cult figure along the way to Niagara falls where Jimmy has to halt the wedding of his true love Chloe. Continuity is out of control. Political correctness is never present and the laws of Physics don't apply. Just sit back and absorb a comedy of infantile stupidity. It all works for me as the result was laugh out loud humor. In this age of Hollywood movies where remakes are the norm plus more and more Batman/Superman movies spit out like potato chips at an office party, it's refreshing to see a few writers think outside the box or should I say BUBBLE?

eichler2 As of this writing, this movie only has a 5.4 star average, which is a real shame. Bubble Boy is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen, one of the rare films where I literally laugh uncontrollably several times while watching it. The humor is very unique though (and as many others have pointed out, not particularly politically correct most of the time), so I can see why a lot of people would give it 1 star and say it wasn't funny. Humor is a very subjective thing. That said, those people are just flat out wrong - this is easily one of the best comedies I've come across. If you like farcical, offbeat humor, you need to see this movie.

musiclovers11 One of the best films of the last ten years. Gyllenhaal has never equaled this film - his performance is quite sublime. As is every one of the supporting cast. With Danny Trejo and Swoozie Kurtz both stand-outs. The film is an excellently written smart/stupid comedy. As an indictment of organized religion it works beautifully as the hapless Christ figure of Jimmy almost falls pray to gangs, cults, religion, vice and Fabio! 'Dude Where's My Car?' it most certainly is not... There may be juvenilia in this movie but in reality it is smart as a whip. I don't believe Blair Haynes has made any films since this and that is a loss.

tonywebman You have to be in a certain mood and have a little bit of a skewed sense of humor to enjoy this diamond in the rough. If you liked Pee Wee's Big Adventure then you'll like this movie too. Rat Race tried hard to capture the inane and superfluous humor of Bubble Boy and Pee Wee #1 but couldn't pull it off. Bubble Boy succeeds because it never takes itself too seriously. How can it? A movie based around a guy who crosses the US trying to stop his girl friend's wedding... in a plastic bubble. If you want something quirky, funny, and silly, but kinda clever, give this movie a try. Yes, it is very stupid, but it's also fun. Lighten up and enjoy. You'll be glad you did. There's more than a few chuckles and a couple of outright laughs, and a few places where you'll be scratching you head and thinking "who could come up with this and how could they make it into a move?". Not because it's bad, but because it's so weird. Ice cream and curry? Who'd a thunk it?Don't let the low score on IMDb fool you. This movie is only for certain tastes, but if your funny bone is a little bent, then I'm sure you'll enjoy it.