ADVENTURELAND - a journey of self and sexual awakening. GRADE: B-PLUS
(Based on a ACTUAL advance press preview which I attended this week) Adventureland (1hr 46mins) is a coming-of-age slice-of-life plus love story about a young man's social and sexual awakening.
At times humorous and tragic, the movie explored various themes - fidelity/cheating, love/lust, confidentiality, responsibility, loyalty, self-potential, etc. Director Greg Mottola deftly juggled those issues in this well-paced and competently-acted 80s period movie.
Parents please be aware that there are overt scenes depicting sexuality, alcohol consumption, and drug-use. Please understand, these elements are integral to the plot.
I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised by how well-made Adventureland is because I had low expectations initially and I almost skipped the advance press preview.
I definitely look forward to Greg Mottola's next movie, PAUL, starring Simon Pegg.
VERDICT:
If you found SUPERBAD to be funny - Adventureland is up your alley.
Worth checking out.