Review of Glory Daze (1995) by Rose É — 13 Mar 2009

Meandering coming-of-age story about college punks trying to come to grips with the real world. The story has been done numerous times and Glory Daze doesn't really add much new to the genre. The movie isn't engaging enough even on a mindless level, devoid of the humor and antics found in such other '90s classics as PCU, nor are the characters and their stories developed enough to take the entire work seriously.

The film overall seemed to be riding this wave between melancholy and comedy but continued to wander in it's attempt right up until the rehashed ending. Not the worst movie I've ever seen, but it just didn't have the same kind of charm it's contemporaries have.

This is Wilkes' first film as a director and it shows through very strongly.