Usually, the most this type of movie can get from me is five stars. They are all pretty much boiler-plate, and I usually hate the nerds and the hot babe equally.
This was not the case here. Rust and Carpenter came off as more "normal" and less annoying than say Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse or Jay Baruchel. Panettiere was indeed beautiful (could have used a toning up for head cheerleader role, though), but she was not some aloof, unapproachable/unattainable b****.
I genuinely liked the characters and didn't find the story as annoying as usual. This makes it a cut above.
This was not the case here. Rust and Carpenter came off as more "normal" and less annoying than say Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse or Jay Baruchel. Panettiere was indeed beautiful (could have used a toning up for head cheerleader role, though), but she was not some aloof, unapproachable/unattainable b****.
I genuinely liked the characters and didn't find the story as annoying as usual. This makes it a cut above.