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Adventureland (2009)
description written by member Zara:
Unable to afford the European vacation he'd dreamed of, recent college grad James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) reluctantly takes a gig at a local amusement park, only to learn that the dead-end job is, in fact, excellent preparation for the real world. Writer-director Greg Mottola's semi-autobiographical comedy-drama, filmed in Pittsburgh's Kennywood Park, also stars Ryan Reynolds and Kristen Stewart.
| Release Date: | April 3rd, 2009 |
| MPAA Rating: | R |
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Adventureland Movie Review by Zara  (4/11/2009) |
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Jesse Eisenberg is a better looking and imbued with more acting talent than Michael Cera, but the two of them are basically playing the same dude most of the time and Cera gets more critical acclaim. ADVENTURELAND is another in a line of realistic drama-comedies where there are teenagers who are supposed to be more...
(complete Adventureland review by Zara)
OK, I don't watch Saturday Night Live or Twilight, so people like Kristen Stewart, Kristen Wiig, and Bill Hader are lost on me, as well as the rest of the cast here. So, let's just look at the movie and pretend that there are no stars in it. Hey, there are no stars in it! The lead, Jesse Eisenberg from The Squid and the...
(complete Adventureland review by Movie Addict)
Considering the tone of Superbad, the other creation from Greg Mottola, I was expecting Adventureland to be another raunchy teen comedy. Don't get me wrong, his previous venture was thoroughly enjoyable, but does the world really need another film where the discourse focuses around phallises and puking (not together, of...
(complete Adventureland review by Farmer Waltz)
| Adventureland Movie Review by Jarrod (4/3/2009) |
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'Adventureland is Greg Mottola's follow-up to his wildly popular Superbad, and instead of merely repeating the same successful formula, he has elected to do things a little differently. This is a smart and keenly perceptive comedy, R-rated, but not overflowing with crudity or profanity.
James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg)...
(complete Adventureland review by Jarrod)
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