Adventureland

 

Adventureland is a coming of age comedic story of James, a college graduate, who is forced to take a low income job at his local amusement park, when his European summer plans are crushed.

Set in the summer of 1987, I thought that the soundtrack, hair and costumes were appropriate for the time.

There were certain plot points throughout the movie that were extremely predictable. However, the themes about relationships, real world preparedness, and growing up were prevalent and relatable.

The style and cinematography gave plenty of indie vibes and the script was full of dry humor.

The cast was a unique hodgepodge of characters from pre-Deadpool Ryan Renyolds, to early Kristin Wiig, to typical awkward Jesse Eisenberg. Kristen Stewart’s role was also within her typed casted wheelhouse. No one really stood out or gave me a lot of range but the performances from everyone were okay. I would have, however, appreciated more diversity and character development amongst the cast.

Overall the movie pace was a bit slow and boring with just a couple blips of something interesting. For me, even though Adventureland only came out about 12 years ago, it just didn’t hold up to the quality of movies today. In the end, this is not one that I’d watch again.