TK's take on Adventureland
This park is not funny and a tad overpriced.
Well from what was teased to me in the previews, I didn't set my expectations too high or too low for 'Adventureland' and I'm glad I didn't. As the movie progressed it ultimately had very few laughs and it just dragged on a bit too long.
Where the movie slows down for me is the main 'love' story between James and Em. Now the tale of the two of them falling in love at an amusement park is great and all but it drags on for too long and at times for me I was thinking when is this all going to end. The constant back and forth between the two ultimately gets tiresome for me and at times I was kind of hoping the movie would wrap up. While the actors really play down to earth average kids that the audience can really relate to or even be like, 'hey I've been that guy,' at a theme park just trying to have fun over summer, it grows old and quick.
Ryan Reynolds, an actor known for his comedy takes on a much different role in this movie as a married man who is the park's mechanic, and at the same time is also having a secret affair with Em. Now throughout the movie Mike (Reynolds) tries to guide James into calling it all off with Em, because James confides in Mike that he is starting to fall for Em as they spend more and more time together. Now James, who is a smart guy in the film and brags about his tests and literature skills, doesn't catch on to the man's act. The kid has all the brain smarts in the world, but apparently no common sense? I just find that a little irritating and for someone to be so smart he really is just dumb and blind to what is going on around him.
The movie in this viewers opinion falls short and just doesn't live up to it's potential. 'Adventureland' doesn't take advantage of the very funny Bill Hader and Kristin Wiig and spends too much time on other plot points that aren't very necessary to the love story of James and Em. For me, the funniest parts in the movie come from Hader and that's about it.
Some other scenes that stand out are James' friend Frigo, who loves to low blow his friend at every turn, and during a party where he yells “Boner,” when James is getting out of the pool, that's really about it. It's just not that great of a movie. And it is unfortunate to say that because it could have been so much better, but hey I'm not going to be the only one who dislikes a movie, and I know there will be others out there who I'm sure will enjoy this movie, just not me.
TK's take on 'Adventureland' 2.5 out of 5 stars.
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