While a funny movie with an interesting premise, I definitely don't think this is of the quality or lasting power of a movie like Superbad, which I find so many comparing it to.
The energy was there, I'll give you that, but it felt a bit forced. That's probably because the chemistry didn't translate well onto the screen. And then there was just too much trying to be forced in I think, and taken to extremes. I mean, two smart girls who all of a sudden think they need to go out and party hard because others they considered stupid or unmotivated made it into good colleges, like that's all that matters? Then a lot of little things, like how the first party they end up at is >completely< void of people beyond the two hosts. Then, even though neither girl is rich, they leave gift bags with iPads behind? Heck, I'd be stuffing a bunch from other bags into mine before I took off!! Then the drugs that they unknowingly took so long before all of a sudden kick in at the same time on both of them, and although they're hit hard by them, they wear off at the exact same time just outside the party they were at. And the scenes with the principal and graduation scene, like where the car arrives. A bit too much, who can drive around town like that, bust through a fence and not have anyone say a word?
Don't get me wrong, I laughed, found it entertaining, but it's never going to live up to classics like Superbad or American Pie. A fun distraction, but not much more...
The energy was there, I'll give you that, but it felt a bit forced. That's probably because the chemistry didn't translate well onto the screen. And then there was just too much trying to be forced in I think, and taken to extremes. I mean, two smart girls who all of a sudden think they need to go out and party hard because others they considered stupid or unmotivated made it into good colleges, like that's all that matters? Then a lot of little things, like how the first party they end up at is >completely< void of people beyond the two hosts. Then, even though neither girl is rich, they leave gift bags with iPads behind? Heck, I'd be stuffing a bunch from other bags into mine before I took off!! Then the drugs that they unknowingly took so long before all of a sudden kick in at the same time on both of them, and although they're hit hard by them, they wear off at the exact same time just outside the party they were at. And the scenes with the principal and graduation scene, like where the car arrives. A bit too much, who can drive around town like that, bust through a fence and not have anyone say a word?
Don't get me wrong, I laughed, found it entertaining, but it's never going to live up to classics like Superbad or American Pie. A fun distraction, but not much more...