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As someone who actually does suffer from Asperger's Syndrome, it is easier for me than it might be for some people to understand and relate to many of the things that Adam says and does. I have been apprehensive in the past about viewing films that deal with this sort of subject, as I have learned that many of them paint stereotypical, unrealistic, and occasionally belittling portraits of people in my place or other similar situations. I was pleasantly surprised upon viewing this, as it really hit home in many ways. I often found myself saying "this reminds me of me" when watching Adam live his life from day to day (though we are very dissimilar in that I would never have a tantrum in front of a girl). Finally, this is quite possibly the most down to earth movie of its kind, as there is nothing that happens in it that cannot or is overly unlikely to happen in real life. Unfortunately, I cannot give it a perfect rating, because as impressive as its portrayal of Asperger's syndrome is, the story itself is weak and uninspiring and not as compelling and heart-wrenching as it ought to be.

Mila Kunis is what keeps this otherwise ordinary film going. She plays a fiendishly sexy and alluring serial killer whose mix of hot chick-meets-cold-blooded heartlessness is one very powerful formula. She yearns to become the assistant of a male college professor, which is what just about every other student on the campus wants, too. So how does she deal with the situation? She just murders everyone that she sees as a threat. She keeps the corpses of her victims in a closet, and even goes so far as to wear a dress and necklace that belonged to one of the girls that she murdered. She also vows revenge on an unsympathetic guidance counselor by bludgeoning her to death and putting her cat in the microwave (fortunately, the cat was rescued). Definitely worth watching to see Kunis if nothing else.