7/10
This is a coming-of-age movie for boys or immature adults
20 February 2014
Warning: Spoilers
I am a 48 yr old man. I watched this movie with my boys, ages 11 and 13. The whole movie they're laughing their heads off, I'm sitting there shaking my head. My boys have watched this movie 4 times now and I'll admit it's grown on me in the way a stupid kid song grows on you. Adults who never "came of age" or adolescent boys will be drawn to this sophomoric humor because they can relate. The only other praise I'll give this movie is that it's doing a good thing for these kids (showing that if a man in his 30's who never grew up can still do it, you can too)and that the main actor is talented. As arrogant and entitled as his character starts out, he's a like-able guy and funny. I really don't care about rich people or their problems (and a lot of the stuff about the movie business was over my head)but he made the character interesting. The girl is a good actor too. I laughed out loud at a few parts, especially the restaurant. Once you know the character, the beginning parts become funnier, but the first time I saw it, I didn't laugh at any of the beginning scenes because I thought he was a pompous ass. Overall, job well done since according to all these posts, these people had no money. I read on IMDb that this filmmaker's next film is a western musical comedy. I think with a higher budget, this guy will make a much better film. And like with all things in life, he'll do much better because he's got this experience under his belt. Good little movie.
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