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You can certainly pick out the independent movies in a line-up. They’re the ones who always stay so darn true-to-life and make us celebrate the little victories without a big hollywood finale. That’s “Rocket Science“, an offbeat story  about a stuttering high school boy trying to find his voice. Does he become Class President and win the heart of the cheerleader? No, it’s i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t film. He lives in a world much closer to our own, where sometimes getting through the day in one piece is triumph enough. It’s a wonderful script, nice little touches that I always appreciate, and  a tremendous performance by the lead actor, Reece Thompson. Only an independent film could make a story about high school debate teams interesting. I would call this a Dramedy. Rated R.