What is it with how Hollywood is marketing their films lately? First Duplicity and now Adventureland. I went into Adventureland expecting constant laughter - after all, that's what the previews told me to expect. I was bummed that I only got to chuckle a handful of times. Adventureland is not "the next great teen comedy from the director of Superbad" as was promised. It is a lot deeper than that and is more a romantic drama. I still liked the film quite a bit though. I liked how the young characters dealt with such grown up problems and I thought the performances were great. If you're thinking Superbad, I'd skip Adventureland, but if you're in the mood for a little more Nick and Norah-ish drama, I'd definitely check out Adventureland.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Adventureland
What is it with how Hollywood is marketing their films lately? First Duplicity and now Adventureland. I went into Adventureland expecting constant laughter - after all, that's what the previews told me to expect. I was bummed that I only got to chuckle a handful of times. Adventureland is not "the next great teen comedy from the director of Superbad" as was promised. It is a lot deeper than that and is more a romantic drama. I still liked the film quite a bit though. I liked how the young characters dealt with such grown up problems and I thought the performances were great. If you're thinking Superbad, I'd skip Adventureland, but if you're in the mood for a little more Nick and Norah-ish drama, I'd definitely check out Adventureland.
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