Although the cop characters run out of steam a bit towards the end, the metrosexual relationship between the leads stays fresh all the way through. Brilliant.
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01/22/08
Superbad (2007)
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Reviews Counted:195
Fresh:170
Rotten:25
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Deftly balancing vulgarity and sincerity while placing its protagonists in excessive situations, Superbad is an authentic take on friendship and the overarching awkwardness of the high school experience.
Theatrical Release:14-09-2007
Synopsis: Produced by Judd Apatow and co-written by Seth Rogen--both of 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN and KNOCKED UP fame--SUPERBAD is the story of two horny teenage geeks looking to lose their virginity before... [More]
Starring: Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Kevin Corrigan
Director: Greg Mottola
Reviews for Superbad
It's misogynistic, homophobic and only occasionally funny.
09/22/07
If you can stand the predatory assumptions, which are that girls are mere sex objects to most teenage boys, there's much more to this movie than the usual teen comedy. You can't help laughing even as you wince.
09/14/07
Bawdy, demented and gloriously feel-good, Superbad is as super as comedies get.
09/14/07
The observation of their insecurity and antagonism is very accurate; my problem is that it's not all that funny.
09/14/07
The film proves only that a Hollywood fixated on the slapstick potential of teenage growing pains is finding it harder than ever to say, “Bye, bye, American Pie”.
09/14/07
It's a film that makes American Pie seem sophisticated, and it will have cultural critics shaking their heads and muttering about the death of Western civilization. I loved it.
09/14/07
Top CriticA knocked-down version of producer Judd Apatow’s brand.
09/14/07
Top CriticIt's pretty crass and pretty silly, but only a puritanical grump would deny it's funny.
09/14/07
Top CriticThe highest gag-to-running-time ratio I can remember.
09/14/07
Top CriticThere are some excruciatingly funny moments but there are perhaps not as many laughs as you would hope for given the script’s comedy pedigree.
09/14/07
Top CriticDisappointment of the week.
09/14/07
It's not for the easily offended, but look past the fabulously crude dialogue, and Superbad is one of the most consistently funny and enjoyable teen comedies in years.
09/14/07
Top CriticThe funniest film since, um, Knocked Up. What it lacks in novelty it makes up for with consistency. Supergood.
09/14/07
It's as if Mike Leigh decided to make a gross-out comedy.
09/14/07
Top CriticDoesn't quite have the insight of a classic, but it'll have you smirking for weeks.
09/14/07
‘Superbad’ at its best goes right through knockabout to land in deliciously obscene places – notably a staggering succession of doodles in which tumescent cocks take on various extraordinary guises.
09/14/07
Top CriticA genuinely hilarious teen comedy with a fantastic script and wonderful comic performances from its three leads.
09/13/07
Equally hilarious and heartfelt, this is the best teen movie since American Pie and should make stars of the fantastic Cera and Hill.
09/11/07
Top CriticEffortlessly combines the outrageous adventure plot with some strikingly serious subtext about friends growing up and growing apart.
08/15/07
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