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Back to the Drawing Board: Alien Spoof Goes Poof
A disappointment from start to finish, Greg Mottola's alien spoof comedy is dead on arrival.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-14-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Paul
'Adventureland': The Best Worst Job Evernew
Adventureland is only part comedy. The laughs are there, though subtler and gentler than you might expect, but Greg Mottola's new film has a surprising sweetness.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
04-09-2009 |
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Jesse Eisenberg Shines in Realistic, Funny Coming-of-Age Flicknew
Eisenberg is like a dramatic version of Michael Cera, and with Adventureland he really gets to show off his dramatic range, which goes from A all the way to those made-up letters from Dr. Seuss' On Beyond Zebra!.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-02-2009 |
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'Adventureland' Finds Charm in the Mysteries of Pittsburghnew
Flashing back to the '80s, the charming coming-of-age comedy Adventureland sets up tension between Falco and Lou Reed to convey the crossroads facing its young heroes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-01-2009 |
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Greg Mottola Remembers the Mysteries of Pittsburghnew
When it's not sidetracked by clowning, Adventureland is finely observed. Its tranquil, forgiving vibe exactly captures how someone who came of age in 1987 Pittsburgh would prefer to remember it. Which is also the movie's problem.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
04-01-2009 |
Reviews
'Superbad': Nerd Mentalitynew
Three young men scheme their way toward social acceptance, popularity and maybe even female companionship.
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad,' and Very Goodnew
Could producer/director Judd Apatow be the next Hal Ashby?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad': An Underachieving Teen Comedynew
The film is a surprisingly bitter and limited movie with a broad, bristly mean streak.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
08-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad' Boysnew
Talking shop with the stars of the new comedy.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
Greg Mottola's Geek Lovenew
The Superbad director puts his own spin on the Judd Apatow school of emo-raunch filmmaking.
L.A. Weekly |
Joshuah Bearman |
08-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad': It Happened One Nightnew
What earns the film a place alongside American Graffiti, Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Dazed and Confused in the pantheon of evergreen high school movies is its sweet, soulful vulnerability.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
08-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad': Arrested Development Forevernew
Lately, Judd Apatow and his buddies have been making comedies for a certain age group, not ones for the ages -- luckily, this one comes a little closer.
Austin Chronicle |
Shawn Badgley |
08-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad': Virgin Springersnew
The retro side of this 1970s tribute teen comedy is deliberate, with its star-wipes and Urban Outfitter-style graphics in the title sequence -- but its attitudes are a lot more retro than it looks, even.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
08-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad': Seth and Evan Go to the Mini-martnew
The R rating comes from the language, an almost non-stop flurry of F-bombs and sexual references that sounds like Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob having an argument with characters from a David Mamet play.
'Superbad': Hormonal Hilaritynew
The team behind Knocked Up and The 40 Year Old Virgin have created a teen-comedy gem.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
