Review of The Spectacular Now (2013) by Louise Y — 27 Dec 2014

A very good coming of age romantic drama featuring great performances from Teller and Woodley.

This review of The Spectacular Now (2013) was written by Louise Y on 27 Dec 2014.

The Spectacular Now has generally received positive reviews.

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By Molly Templeton (111) for Eugene Weekly (OR) (121) on 27 Aug 2018

Honest, smart and ugly in turns, it's a coming-of-age story on a wonderfully realistic scale, unaffected and perfectly cast…

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By Brodie H (2) on 11 Nov 2017

The spectacular now is about a senior who goes through his last high school year as a popular, crazy, young, kid, but soon it all catches up…

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By Kevin P (1,697) on 04 Sep 2017

Een sterk tiener drama die zich niet probeert te verbergen achter clichés, maar juist achter de waarheid van wat scholieren echt zouden meemaken…

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By Faith O (7) on 29 Oct 2018

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The Spectacular Now presents a decent philosophy wrapped in a childish package…

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By Tara Thorne (211) for The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (715) on 10 Apr 2018

A beautiful rarity of a coming-of-age story…

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By Rajat S (10) on 29 Oct 2018

I love this movie. Its not your traditional high school romance. its a great and realistic coming of age…

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By Britt Hayes (65) for ScreenCrush (954) on 16 Mar 2017

The Spectacular Now works because it insists on allowing these actors and characters to pull you in with their alarming emotional candor…

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By Jayy M (2) on 04 Dec 2018

It's very interesting, I liked how real it felt. It felt so real that I hated The main characters…

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By Cooper H (402) on 28 Apr 2017

Woodley and Teller's chemistry carries the film…

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