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(1 - 38) of 38 OFCS Rating: 81% Fresh Page   1   "Add to this some winningly low-key performances, a slacker sensibility that refuses to subscribe to the American Dream, and some genuine laughs, and you have a film that feels both wise and real."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel 4.5/5 "an early 2009 favorite."   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron 2.5/4 "The heart of Mottola's autobiographical paean to young male mortification lies in the one-on-one scenes between his able leads, Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart."   Slant Magazine   Bill Weber "It’s fantastic to observe Adventureland reach out and seek a timeless youthful uprising feel, but the film's eventual realization is a crushing disappointment."   Dark Horizons   Brian Orndorf C "It's fantastic to observe Adventureland reach out and seek a timeless youthful uprising feel, but the film's eventual realization is a crushing disappointment."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf "A loping comedy of displacement that snaps off dozens of easy laughs without breaking a sweat..."   PopMatters   Chris Barsanti B- "Like the confused social period of the Reagan era that the story inhabits, "Adventureland" is an awkward comedy that makes you wish it were a lot better."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 4/5 "There are still puke jokes in 'Adventureland' as there were in 'Superbad,' but it's nice to see that Mottola can help viewers get in touch with another body function, the beat of a heart."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 73/100 "The '80s-centric atmosphere means that viewers over a certain age will probably connect to the material to a greater extent than their younger counterparts. In fact, the nostalgia factor might be enough for some people to overlook Adventureland's flaws."   AskMen.com   David Nusair B- "Captures the uncertain feelings certain teens have in becoming young adults."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "As a universal tale of the post-adolescent experience, Adventureland is knowledgeable and wise, virtually every bone in its body an honest one."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman A- "Sometimes, a critic is going to connect with a movie, even one they can admit has some major problems, because it so mirrors their own expereinces."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens B+ "The story has the feel of one plucked from experience, and Mottola fills the movie with authentic little touches."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2.5/4 "The only real nostaglia on display (much like the overplayed rock soundtrack of the park's speakers) is the feeling that you've just seen and heard this story all before."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress "Observant, soulful, often achingly attuned to clashing emotions"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce 3/4 "...a refreshing take on "the teen turmoil scene" where the uncertainty and inherent fear of a gifted mind is explored with the legitimacy of doubt and disappointment."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C+ "Yet another quirky coming-of-age tale, it's amiable enough but rather lackadaisical, and generates neither the laughs nor the insight needed to set it apart from the pack."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3.5/4 "A sharp, insightful, charming motion picture."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "has just enough oddball gags and adolescent humor to fill a two-minute trailer, but its heart and soul are deeply invested in the slightly shaky, awkward, geek-chic moroseness of indie-art dramedy"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 7/10 "Though it may not rock with quirkiness or roll with side-splitting humor, Adventureland still is a respectable slice-of-life film."   DVDTown.com   James Plath 4/5 "Mottola's made a movie that will work like a voodoo charm on a small-but-dedicated audience: onetime slackers who'll not only dig the soundtrack but, probably, be sure to get it on vinyl."   MSN Movies   James Rocchi 3.5/4 "The movie's rewards outpace its flaws by a mile and give us another reason to follow the career of a gifted young lead actor."   Cinema Writer   Jay Antani "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 3/5 "Adventureland as a film never really takes off %u2013 some things are resolved, other things happen that make things change, but it always has this vague sense of only being exposition and pretty soon the movie will begin."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 2.5/5 "I'm sure the film will have a certain appeal to a certain audience, namely other college-aged kids in crappy jobs struggling to learn about life and love."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B "Eisenberg's a good young actor who can make intelligence and decency sexy..."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "Eisenberg has a quirky, sensitive cool that distinguishes him from the slew of teen or almost-teen movie ranks of the moment..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/5 "There are some funny moments in Adventureland (most of them in the first half). None of them are of the "laugh uncontrollably" variety, but the chuckles are there."   ToxicUniverse.com   Mike Bracken B+ "Mottola manages to avoid the cliches and create characters with warmth and specificity and -- that rarest quality in movies of this genre -- some grace"   Beliefnet   Nell Minow C+ "Content to occupy that middle ground where insights are authentic but far from revelatory and comedy is more amiable than riotous."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 5/5 "A brilliant portrait of post-adolescent angst that looks and feels like the great film that John Hughes never quite got around to making"   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3.5/4 "Deserving of Citizen Kane status in its insight, emotional depth, and yes, entertainment."   Suite101.com   Rob Humanick B "Its strength lies in the power of its characters, each of whom is flawed but also very compelling."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten "Adventureland finds much of its comedy in its often brutal honesty."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell "Greg Mottola's semi-autobiographical coming of age comedy is as smart and perceptive as they come."   Seanax.com   Sean Axmaker 7/10 "Sweet-natured, amiable and appealing."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 7/10 "[Director Greg] Mottola and his crew seem wholly disengaged from any kind of cinematic vocabulary... But it's impeccably written, there's little doubt about that."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton B Read review   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford  (1 - 38) of 38 OFCS Rating: 81% Fresh Page   1