Adventureland was a truly odd movie. On one hand it was Greg Mottola’s followup to Superbad and he was mining the same coming of age vein but he was going for deep and meaningful this time, which definitely lessened the funny. It never reached the level of Superbad but Kristen Stewart made it worthwhile.
Whenever Kristen Stewart is given material to work with she impresses me; I have no idea if that means Twilight since I haven’t been blessed by its presence yet. Soon soon. She provided all the weight in Adventureland. I hope as she ages she gets better and better roles. After Stewart, all of my praise goes to the bit players, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Wiig, and Bill Hader. Reynolds was able to straddle the line between cool and douchebag just right. While Wiig and Hader were the comedic backbone of the entire movie, there is a whole film that I would pay twice to see with those characters.
The problem with Adventureland was that it was boring. At times it was funny and at times it was touching, but at the other times it was paint drying. There was only so much the 1987 setting could carry. Still, it had a strong batting average so it was worthwhile.
7 out of 10
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