Superbad (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Bill Hader, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen Director: Greg Mottola Brand: HILL,JONAH DVD: Region Code 99 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1 Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 119 minutes DVD Release Date: 2007-12-04 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Sony Pictures |
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Movie Reviews of Superbad (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: "That was bonafide bad***."
Summary: 3 Stars
Best friends Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) are about to part seperate ways when they go to different colleges instead of going to the same one like they planned. That's the least of their problems. For their entire high school years, they haven't made much of a mark, especially with the ladies. When Seth's love interest Jules (Emma Stone) opens the gates for him to join her graduation party, he coerces Evan to help purchase alcoholic refreshments. Also joining in on the fun is fellow outcast Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), who hopes to use a fake ID to help out. But misadventures and two fun-loving cops (Bill Hader, Seth Rogen) rear their heads in.
I really, REALLY hate to be the odd man out, but I was a little disappointed with "Superbad". It's worse because it's produced by Judd Apatow, the man who did the you-can't-hate-them-even-if-you-could raunchfests "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up", while Greg Motolla was behind the vastly underrated "Undeclared". But while the film isn't a total loss, and there are some good laughs, they don't come as frequent as they did in Apatow's recent features.
Where Motolla and Apatow get things right is in the opening, which utilizes the vintage Columbia Pictures logo to kick things off, then proceed with the shadows of Jonah Hill and Michael Cera dancing to a classic funky tune that you've heard in the trailers a million times. They also use plenty of classic songs in the movie as well, including KC and the Sunshine Band's "Boogieman", Motorhead's "Ace of Spades", Van Halen's "Panama", and many more joints like that. Call it a throwback to a time when films were looking to push that R rating.
Superbad falls flat in the laugh department at times, as well as the last couple halves of the film. Recent Apatow films have been subject to these criticisms, though charming performances and plenty of laugh-out-loud gags kept the film afloat that it didn't really matter. Not that this film has its share of moments. Jonah Hill, another Apatow regular ("Knocked Up", anyone?), pretty much owns the movie with his ballsy comic timing, peppering the script with hilarious profanities and some outrageous moments (while he and his friends are drinking, he gives their balls what's coming to them). And you could not say anything bad about Mintz-Plasse, especially when the iconic "McLovin" moments pop up, and he gets further compliments from co-stars Rogen (who wrote the script) and Hader (definitely on his A game, compared to his worthless side performance in "Hot Rod").
But sadly, the same can't be said for Michael Cera. Compared to what everyone has raved about him, there were times in the movie where the former "Arrested Development" co-star seems to be asleep and mumbling his lines. It's when he's paired up with Hill and Mintz-Plasse that he gets some added charm that he lacks whether he's dealing with some crazy partygoers (it's right here where the film goes off the tracks) or a boring subplot where he hopes to get with Martha MacIsaac's character (admittedly, she's got some worthwhile acting chops that I wished she had someone better to work with - same thing happened in "Kickin' it Old School" with Jamie Kennedy and Maria Menounous). It's a shame, because I thought Cera could own this role, but he comes off as a poor man's Tobey Maguire.
But that was just my opinion, and I'll hold to it. I'll admit, the film had a couple of laugh-out-loud moments courtesy of Hill (expect him to continue his road to superstardom), Mintz-Plasse (ditto), Hader, and Rogen. And it's balls-to-the-wall risque. But compared to other Apatow projects, it's forced to take backseat. Oh well, Apatow might be able to get back to his A game with future projects like "The Pineapple Express" and "Drillbit Taylor".