Hey guess what? This is a good movie. It's hard to tackle the 'coming of age' genre cause it's been beaten to death. But this one is worth viewing, not because the story is original.. it's not. But rather because of wonderful performances by the lead couple Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg. Jesse played Mark Zuckerberg in 'The Social Network'. 'nuff said there. And Kristen... goodness she is a beauty. The actress is just wounded enough to allow her to call on the proper emotion as required and make you believe it. These two, as well as the rest of the cast, make you fully believe the characters are actually going through the stuff they go through. The film has a slower, relaxed pace, and the comedic moments are more spaced out, yet perfect when they come. Of course you can be laughing much of the time as you see yourself in these young people when you were that age and doing the same silly kinds of things. For me, there was a moment where a kid steals the family car after dark by rolling it out of the driveway and down the street so that the parents won't hear it start up. Been there. Done that.
Review of Adventureland
