Thursday, January 21, 2010

Youth in Revolt

Comedy, Dry
3.5 stars
Surprisingly funny. Michael Cera (Superbad, Juno) goes to great lengths to stay in touch with the girl of his dreams (Portia Doubleday), including creating a secondary persona and getting into a lot of trouble. The protagonists seem to have above average intelligence, but lack common sense. I thought Justin Long was hilarious as Doubleday’s stoner brother. Also co-starring are Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta and Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover). I hadn’t planned on seeing this film, but I wound up liking it. If you liked Juno, then you may like this one too as the dialogue and humor are very similar.

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