Devran ikiz It is funny how "Adventureland" was shot in winter telling the story of James Brennan, (Jesse Eisenberg) a recent college graduate taking a summer job in a theme park called "Adventureland" to cover for his university expenses after his father takes a de-promotion from his job. "Adventureland" is one of the finest examples of coming of age films where James starts as a teenager and ends up as an adult. His transformation is highly visible and trackable by the audience. In his summer job he meets with new people, makes friendships and witnesses the realities of life which basically shapes his development and ideas. Despite his weird family, James keeps on track and manages to survive in all the U-turns he faces during his three months in the theme park. If you are familiar with coming of age films, you should know that nothing really happens in the means of story or action. This kind of films have an intense focus on the protagonist's complicated emotions and reactions to his environment and how he is shaped by these, on the road to adulthood. "Adventureland" focuses on more than one character's inner self and all those characters are somehow connected with each other either by friendship, love or hate. In this point of view, director Greg Mottola does a great job. While he is knitting the story with his characters, their lives and problems, he does not exaggerate and takes a sane and believable road which creates credibility for "Adventureland".The summer was not easy for anyone in the film but they managed to create strong bonds which will turn out to be fine memories in their future. Those memories help audience to show empathy for James, Emily (Kristen Stewart) and other characters in the park because the lives of those people used to be our own experiences once upon a time. Maybe not all but some of the things have happened to us on our way to adulthood. This is how the film creates credibility in our eyes.Even though "Adventureland" is a story of young adults, you are not going to find non-sense sex related jokes or aimless conversations like the director's previous film "Superbad". When you look in the poster of "Adventureland" you will see a sentence saying, "From the director of Superbad" but comparing "Adventureland" with "Superbad" would be a very big mistake. I think the only common point of those films is the young adults. Mottola shows two difference faces of American young adults in these films.The story takes place in 1987 but most of the time during the film you don't really take notice of this fact. Except maybe for the cars and clothing styles. Jesse Eisenberg is an excellent choice for a sophisticated poet-like character like James Brennan. As for Kristen Stewart, she is completing the main character but I haven't felt any chemistry between Stewart and Eisenberg. It might be because of the acting style of Kristen Stewart. She is playing one certain role in all her films. If she would have gone out to meet Edward Cullen during "Adventureland" no one would have been surprised. Because she is basically still the same boring character. However, her boring style as a young adult matches with the mood and the purpose of the film. One of the strong points of "Adventureland" is that the story and the characters are calm - maybe except for Bobby (Bill Hader) - and this calmness is transmitted to the audience as well. This helps audience to be a part of the film. Here, Greg Mottola does another excellent job. I should praise him for his full control over his film both as a director and writer. "Adventureland" manages to give audience a cultural reference of 80s in America because the story is loosely based on a period of Greg Mottola's life.A smart conversation or a concern of one of the characters are all about "Adventureland". This calm story is also decorated with equally calm and relaxing soundtracks with the simple set-up of the year 1987. I have found peace in the stories of those characters and therefore enjoyed "Adventureland". Once again this is a highly recommended down to earth film for those who would like to have a look at their earlier lives.

kiowhatta If only every teen were so understatedly cool, rich in philosophical epigrams, clumsy teen wisdom, perfect lips and complete socio- political awareness, such that they could be elected to both a fashion academy and junior political staffer within ten minutes of existence. These characters are plausible, complex, angst-ridden, curious and frustrated, not to mention either semi-professional pouters with luscious buttocks or revenge of the nerd's candidates who are virgins.As for the plot, it ebbs and flows, straining to be serious and relevant one sequence, and then 80's pop culture parody ripe with obvious references the next.I wanted to like this movie as it had it's charms and moments, but I just couldn't shake the cringe factor running through my muscles like nervous tension every time a cute guy or girl swanned into the frame.This is standard Saturday-night fare if you're lonely and bored, and able to access porn afterward. (Did I just type that?) No, it was Kristen Stewart who's lips are putting all over my keyboard.

adonis98-743-186503 In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world. What really shines in Adventureland is 100% Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart they have a great chemistry together but you also feel about the characters they have done mistakes and all that and they try to fix them that is why the ending also worked because of them finding what they were looking for not just love but their other half. What is also good in this film is easily the humor which is straight up hilarious when it wants to but also great on it's dramatic parts Eisenberg and Stewart worked together again in American Ultra last year and in Cafe Society this year.

Ben Davis Pretty funny and enjoyable movie in my opinion. If you don't like this movie, I won't argue with you. I can see why some people wouldn't like this movie. I do really like coming of age movies, so maybe that's why I can look past a lot of flaws, but hey. You like what you like and certain movies work for certain people for various reasons. I tend to relate to characters on these types of movies. It's about a guy named James Brennan, played by Jesse Eisenberg, who has to get a summer job in order to save money to either go to college or go to Europe (I can't remember). He ends working at an amusement park and there he meets some new friends. The movie follows what they do throughout the runtime. And for the most part, this works. The movie is funny and at the very least watchable. However, I do feel like there are several parts of this film where the humor is absent for longer than necessary, and it can get slightly boring and overly dramatic at some points. Ultimately, I think the good outweighs the bad however and I say you watch it. Though like I said, I can see why you wouldn't like it.