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Posted : 4 years, 7 months ago on 27 August 2019 08:22
Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this flick, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, eventually, it turned out to be a decent college comedy but, even if Richard Linklater probably managed to deliver one of the best movies I have seen in this genre, he didn’t bring anything new to the formula. Indeed, even if I was definitely entertained through the whole thing, it didn’t really go much beyond that, I’m afraid. Another issue was that, even though the characters were realistic and believable (except maybe for Jay who was seriously over-the-top), they were not really fascinating but, in fact, it actually made sense to me. Indeed, even though the American people has always displayed some kind of obsession regarding the time they spent in college, the people going to college are in fact hardly fascinating after all. In fact, they are pretty much still the same uninteresting people they were in high-school except, now, they can do pretty much whatever they want so they get shit-faced all the time. Furthermore, as pointed out in ‘Neighbors 2’, these movies are very often terribly misogynistic and this movie was not an exception. Seriously, the mud fight scene was just cringe-inducing to behold. Still, it was another solid directing effort from Linklater who managed to provide a realistic view on this ‘lifestyle’ and I have to admit that the damned thing was quite fun. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.
Everybody Wants Some!! Reviews
Everybody Wants Some!! review
Posted : 6 years, 12 months ago on 22 April 2017 03:49
This was playing at my theater and I never got around to actually watching it. The only part I would see was a scene after the credits which was always awesome and I would sing along lol. Anyways I guess I had been neglecting it for awhile until I saw it on Amazon Prime and decided to finally see the entirety of it. I mean I enjoyed Dazed and Confused and thought Boyhood was excellent. I absolutely loved School of Rock as well. Another reason I decided to finally check it out is because I met Zoey Deutch and one of my coworkers was telling me she was pretty hot in this. So that was the final spark in my curiosity.
It turns out this movie was excellent. Zoey Deutch was pretty hot here and I adored her character, but she didn't have enough screen time in my opinion. So with that I was pretty damn disappointed. Of course it doesn't take the fun from the movie though. Blake Jenner is really making his way as a good actor after glee. He is funny and his character is pretty interesting. Glen Powell is awesome as usual. I can't find a role yet where I didn't like his character as a person. Wyatt Russell did a great job here too. It's so crazy how much he looks like his dad if he was a blond. Tyler Hoechlin wasn't as vital as I expected, but he had some good moments. The same goes for Ryan Guzman. I'm surprised that he can actually be entertaining after some of the other stuff I have seen him in. After seeing Austin Amelio as Dwight on The Walking Dead I knew that this guy could play good roles. His character here had some pretty amusing moments. Will Brittain didn't do much here and his character came off kind of lame. Juston Street was a very strange character here, but he was certainly entertaining. Forest Vickery didn't have much to do so he didn't make much of an impact for me. Tanner Kalina was alright, but not much special. Temple Baker as Plummer and J. Quinton Johnson as Dale were my favorite characters of the whole movie though. They were funny and interesting. They also had a good presence through the whole thing. So as a whole the characters were pretty good, but some could have used a bit more to them.
The story was definitely something you would catch from Richard Linklater about life, love, and friendship. The setting was not typical for this type of movie. I liked that it took place before school and kind of set up the lifestyle of these characters. It kind of makes me want to see a sequel of what everything will be like as they go through college and baseball. Anyways I really enjoyed this even more than I thought I would. It was funny, had good characters, and a nice storyline. It needed more Zoey Deutch, but that's my own feeling. I think it's worth checking out for sure.
It turns out this movie was excellent. Zoey Deutch was pretty hot here and I adored her character, but she didn't have enough screen time in my opinion. So with that I was pretty damn disappointed. Of course it doesn't take the fun from the movie though. Blake Jenner is really making his way as a good actor after glee. He is funny and his character is pretty interesting. Glen Powell is awesome as usual. I can't find a role yet where I didn't like his character as a person. Wyatt Russell did a great job here too. It's so crazy how much he looks like his dad if he was a blond. Tyler Hoechlin wasn't as vital as I expected, but he had some good moments. The same goes for Ryan Guzman. I'm surprised that he can actually be entertaining after some of the other stuff I have seen him in. After seeing Austin Amelio as Dwight on The Walking Dead I knew that this guy could play good roles. His character here had some pretty amusing moments. Will Brittain didn't do much here and his character came off kind of lame. Juston Street was a very strange character here, but he was certainly entertaining. Forest Vickery didn't have much to do so he didn't make much of an impact for me. Tanner Kalina was alright, but not much special. Temple Baker as Plummer and J. Quinton Johnson as Dale were my favorite characters of the whole movie though. They were funny and interesting. They also had a good presence through the whole thing. So as a whole the characters were pretty good, but some could have used a bit more to them.
The story was definitely something you would catch from Richard Linklater about life, love, and friendship. The setting was not typical for this type of movie. I liked that it took place before school and kind of set up the lifestyle of these characters. It kind of makes me want to see a sequel of what everything will be like as they go through college and baseball. Anyways I really enjoyed this even more than I thought I would. It was funny, had good characters, and a nice storyline. It needed more Zoey Deutch, but that's my own feeling. I think it's worth checking out for sure.
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