Coconut Hero

It's Mike Tyson, not that Mike Tyson. He's 16, a white kid in the small town of Faintville. He shoots himself in the head but fails to die. The gun is filled with blanks. Sadly, he's already bought an obituary notice in the papers and he is even more of a laughing stock. He prays to Jesus to be dead and his doctor tells him that he has a brain tumor. It's a new lease on life as he can't wait to die. Then he meets Miranda.

This is cute and a fun way to tackle death. The father is a bit of a dud. I thought we were going to do more with Miranda. It needs to stick with her and skip the dad. Instead, we have a very convenient road trip. They need a few more connecting conversations before they get to the road trip. Maybe he should not be suspended and have more scenes in the school. I like the weird kid and I like his death wish. Not all of it works but some of it does.