As sci-fi goes, this is far more fiction than science. The two main characters, Mike (Stockwell) and Vince (Stevens) play ride-or-die friends whose personalities balance each other out in the Kirk and Spock sense, where one is way over the top and the other mostly reserved. Stevens' near caricature of a performance never gets old for me, being the standout of the film. His pop culture references as a high school kid who clearly watches too much TV, and creative slang used to substitute for foul language ("It's god-funking-zilla") is a treat. Hopper is crazy as ever, in the best of ways. The supporting roles are well filled, especially by Raphael Sbarge as the mega-nerd. The film also comes complete with characters you love to hate. Don't watch it for the plot, but for the nuttiness, absurd situations and again, performances.
Review of My Science Project
