Film Review – The Late Bloomer

After decades of supporting parts in a wide range of pictures (including “The Whole Nine Yards,” “The Usual Suspects,” and “She’s All That”), actor Kevin Pollak decides to take more control of his career with a move behind the camera. After helming the documentary “Misery Loves Company,” Pollak graduates to narrative features with “The Late Bloomer,” a comedy about prolactinoma, a benign tumor of the pituitary gland, which restricts the maturation of males, blocking expected adolescence. It’s an unusual subject to dissect for the screen, and it’s a shame “The Late Bloomer” isn’t interested in examining such oddity. Pollak goes the familiar route with the material, merging broad antics with teary sensitivities, unwilling to give his effort some much needed bite. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com