Review of The Spectacular Now (2013) by Spaulding1980 — 07 Aug 2019
The movie is not sure what it is about and repeatedly contradicts foundational elements throughout. In one scene, discuss how the main character is sensitive and open-hearted, while the very next scene it talks about how he is guarded and and distrusting.
Which is it? Then the main character is supposed to be a "popular/cool" kid, who peaks during his high school career, but then there is a scene where the star athlete and class president says everyone thinks he's a joke.
Which is it? This movie simply throws cliches out there and apparently convinced a lot of people they are "realistic." Also, the "teens" don't act or talk like teens. It's a shame such a talented cast was wasted here.
But I thought this movie was terrible and am worse off from watching it.
This review of The Spectacular Now (2013) was written by Spaulding1980 on 07 Aug 2019.
The Spectacular Now has generally received positive reviews.
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