Movie Review – Adventureland (2009) – 3.5 Stars
For all the highschool, college, and 30-somthings movies, it’s good to see a film about an age bracket that doesn’t get that much air-time. The performances here are fantastic, especially Jessie Eisenberg as James, the post-grad student unsure how to fit his literary life into the humdrum of a boring job. Greg Mottola’s writing and directing here is fantastic, and he’s managed to perfectly capture some of the uncertainty of relationships that fall somewhere between adolescent and adult. Also listen out for a great 80s classic rock soundtrack: there’s Whitesnake, The Cure, and Judas Priest, just to name a few.
