Review: Superbad

Score:A-

Director:Greg Motollo

Cast:Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Running Time:114 Minutes

Rated:R

High school seniors Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) are two short weeks shy of graduation. When Seth is teamed with a hot chick (Jules) in Home Ec., who in-turn invites him to her graduation party, Seth feels that life could never get any better. However, after tag along Fogell (McLovin) acquires a fake-ID, Seth and company are asked to supply the party's alcohol. From there things take a hilarious turn as the boys run into everything from cops to homeless men to bleach beer.

When you look at the resume for writers Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg, you have to think that these guys must be running out of ideas. They are the ones that brought The 40 Year Old Virgin, Talladega Nights, and Knocked Up to the big screen, and luckily for movie-goers, their hilarious ride to stardom continues with Superbad. Though somewhat slow in parts, Superbad is by far a work of comedic genius. From the opening scene where Seth picks up Evan for school you know that this is sure to become an instant classic.

The film is full of crude yet true and hilarious jokes, as the group of three boys are determined to not only have sex before college, but be good at sex before college. The comedic chemistry between Hill and Cera is downright amazing as the jokes and humor flow freely between them. This film is great, hilarious, but most importantly, fun, and should be seen by anyone in the mood for a long, hard laugh.

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About Stephen Davis

Stephen Davis
I owe this hobby/career to the one and only Stephanie Peterman who, while interning at Fox, told me that I had too many opinions and irrelevant information to keep it all bottled up inside. I survived my first rated R film, Alive, at the ripe age of 8, it took me months to grasp the fact that Julia Roberts actually died at the end of Steel Magnolias, and I might be the only person alive who actually enjoyed Sorority Row…for its comedic value of course. While my friends can drink you under the table, I can outwatch you when it comes iconic, yet horrid 80s films like Adventures in Babysitting and Troop Beverly Hills. I have no shame when it comes to what I like, and if you have a problem with that, then we’ll settle it on the racquetball court. I see too many movies to actually win any film trivia contest, so don’t waste your first pick on me. My friends rent movies from my bookcase shelves, and one day I do plan to start charging. I long to live in LA, where my movie obsession will actually help me fit in, but for now I am content with my home in Austin. I prefer indies to blockbusters, Longhorns to Sooners and Halloween to Friday the 13th. I miss the classics, as well as John Ritter, and I hope to one day sit down and interview the amazing Kate Winslet.

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