Review of Adventureland (2009) by Logan A — 09 Oct 2011

This movie doesn't use the typical boy meets girl formula. There's actually some pretty f'd up shit in this one. I'd watch it again.

This review of Adventureland (2009) was written by Logan A on 09 Oct 2011.

Adventureland has generally received positive reviews.

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By Tony P (976) on 08 Apr 2016

I expected a lot more but then critics only care about who's in it and all of these people are A-list people so critics really need to stop…

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