Tuesday, May 19, 2009

MOVIE - Adventureland

A smart, untrivialized comedy/drama
Viewed Friday 5/15 at Crossroads
Comedy/Drama (R) 1:47
Released 4/3/09
RT: 89% cag 70%
Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Reynolds
Director: Greg Mottola

In 1980's Pittsburgh, a recent college grad finds that his parents can't help him pay for his much-anticipated European summer, so he has to go to work at a local cheezy fun park. There he works on various "games" (not even the more desired "rides"), making the acquaintance of a various assortment of new friends - including Kristen Stewart, who plays a very interesting, very real role as a messed-up college student. Stewart and Eisenberg don't seem to have much in the way of sparks (Eisenberg feels too youngish for a college grad, too), but other than that.....a very enjoyable movie.

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