Directed by:
Greg MottolaScreenplay:
Greg MottolaCinematography:
Terry StaceyComposer:
Yo La TengoCast:
Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Margarita Levieva, Jack Gilpin, Josh Pais, Wendie Malick (more)VOD (3)
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Welcome to Adventureland, where the worst job imaginable is about to inadvertently turn into the summer that changes everything. Recent college grad, James Brennan had big plans to spend the summer on a life-altering trek through Europe, but when his parents have financial troubles James gets a summer job at the run down local amusement park, Adventureland, where he falls in love with a witty co-worker, Emily Lewin. In that bizarrely shady workplace, the young carnies have unforgettable and painful learning experiences about life, love and trust while James discovers what he truly values. (Miramax Films)
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Teen experiences from one summer in rural America: new friends and first love. Adventureland is a pleasant relationship movie that won’t make you laugh or cry, but it at least tries to be as natural, sober and relatable as possible.
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A classic movie about how some people were made for each other and some aren’t, wrapped in a story for youngsters around the age of 20. The Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg duo carry the entire Adventureland forward and everything seems somehow wonderfully natural. It’s a really enjoyable watch.
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Boring, so much that it ended up being the only thing that surprised me about this film. One star for the music and one star for the criminally underused Kristen Wiig. I wasn't amused, I wasn't moved... Nothing. It’s a shame.
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As a probe into the world of young (not only) college students, I wasn't very impressed with Adventureland, especially because it didn't quite meet my genre expectations. It was supposed to be a romantic dramedy, but there were plenty of comic situations, the dramatic line around the characters' fates and development was more annoying than impressive, and there was no romance in the true sense of the word. In short, a film that evaporates like steam over a pot after the screening, with its biggest downside for me being the unlikeable characters and the rather shallow plot.
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