Movie #187 - Superbad

Title: Superbad

Director: Greg Mottola

Release Year: 2007

Plot Summary: Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes terribly awry.

Thoughts: Oh man. I was lukewarm when I first saw the trailer for this one, but it steadily grew on me, to the point where I was actually interested in seeing it despite myself - generally this sort of "lowbrow" comedy is, shall we say, not overly appealing to me.

That said - I laughed my ass off through the whole thing.

It was rude, it was crude, it was gross, it was utterly ridiculous... and yet, it was hilarious. Jonah Hill and Michael Cera are absolutely perfect as the typical high school "odd couple" best buds; and everyone actually looked and acted like high-schoolers rather than twentysomethings trying to pretend to be high-schoolers. However, I really think Bill Hader and Seth Rogen stole the show as probably the two worst cops in the history of the force.

In short, the story was pretty bare-bones, but it was probably behind only Hot Fuzz as the funniest movie of the year.

Recommendations: If you're not easily offended or grossed-out or what have you, you'll enjoy this movie. It's not for everyone, but if it's for you, you should get quite a kick out of it.