Adventureland
by CarolineJesse Eisenberg goes way back, and he is the best kind of awkward and charming in Adventureland.
Kristen Stewart is pretty good. She is also startlingly beautiful. This kind of role, where she is conflicted and a little bit flaky and troubled, is perfect for the way Stewart uses facial expressions and eye movements — she’s done this very well since appearing in the movie adaptation of Laurie Anderson’s novel Speak.
Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, and the other supporting cast are good. Kristen Wiig, whose Penelope shtick on SNL really grates on me, does not venture outside of that persona here.
It’s a good movie, especially resonant on that existential time right after college.
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