The Spectacular Now

The Spectacular Now, 2013. A teenage alcoholic meets a nice girl.

Directed by James Ponsoldt. Written by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, based on a book by Tim Tharp. Starring Miles Teller & Shailene Woodley.

Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: A
Dialog: C
Pacing: D
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: A story about a class clown type - which often has an attempted light tone - and there is not a drop of humor anywhere to be seen. Granted, that's appropriate to the character; he likes to think of himself as the life of the party, but in fact has no sense of fun. But this movie's too boring to care about any of that dramatic stuff - much like I wouldn't give a crap about this guy's problems if I knew him. C

GPA: 2.3/4