Gordon-11
This film tells the story of a socially awkward teen, who meets a local girl and fall in love with her. He tries many methods to make them be together in one place, without regards to the potential consequences of their strange and reckless action.I think "Youth in Revolt" is quite interesting, is focused on the well behaved nerdy guy. He has an altered ego telling him to keep displaying antisocial comments and acts, so they can get expelled by the school. Surprise, the new school is further away, and more mishaps occur.Honestly I did not find the film very funny. There has been a few jokes which I liked, but the comedic material is far and in between. There are many minor characters which I got confused as to who they are, and how they relate to the story.
Prismark10
Youth in revolt is a quirky, bittersweet slightly offbeat dark comedy starring Michael Cera as a 16 year old Nick Twisp.He lives with his MILF mom in a trailer with her no good trucker boyfriend Jerry (cameo by Zach Galifianakis). His dad (Steve Buscemi) has a much younger and stunning girlfriend and the child support he sends is used up by his mother.Nick meets Sheeni Saunders, a well educated girl from a religious family and an All American boyfriend. Like many teenagers, Nick wants to have sex and he wants to have sex with Sheeni.The trouble is Nick is too safe, nerdy and boring. To take on the boyfriend he creates a rebellious and exotic alter ego called Francois Dillinger.Francois causes trouble and before long Nick is on the run from the police and getting involved in all sorts of misadventures.The film is certainly quirky and sporadically funny thanks to Cera's dual performance and supported by supporting actors who all make glorified cameos such as Fred Willard, Justin Long, Ray Liotta and M Emmett Walsh.The trouble is it never amounts to much than a cynical quirky film featuring some horny nerdy youths, they even throw in some animation segments. Its OK but it should be more than that.
Paul Magne Haakonsen
I was more than a little surprised with "Youth in Revolt", especially because I thought it to be just another mainstream late-teenage comedy like so many others in that genre.However, the storyline in the movie is good, spiced up with the right amount of absurdity, comedy and awkward moments. This is not really the type of comedy that will have you laughing from start to end of the movie, but it uses comedy well and at the right moments. And yes, this is a late-teen comedy, but there is so much more to the movie than just teenagers getting drunk and trying to get laid. There are many levels to this movie, so there is something for just about everyone.What is more impressive is the people on the cast list. As always, then Michael Cera did a spot on job with his role in the movie. But the entire movie was just filled with great actors and actresses and great names: Steve Buscemi, Jean Smart, Zach Galifianakis, Fred Willard, Ray Liotta, Justin Long, M. Emmet Walsh, and more."Youth in Revolt" is a great and refreshing movie if you haven't already seen it. I found it by sheer luck in a second hand store and bought it as part of a bundle deal. I was impressed with the movie, and was thoroughly enjoying it and entertained by it.
cattrelc
Like some previous reviewers have noted, if you don't enjoy Michael Cera, stay away from this one. I would also recommend that if you don't like some of John Hughes earlier films, you might also not enjoy this movie. I like both but Cera more than Hughes. However, I don't know how long that will be true. I first saw Michael in Arrested Development and I don't know if I have seen him play anything except for George Michael since. That is fine for awhile but I get the sense that I might grow tired of it eventually. This movie was enjoyable for its absurdest sensibilities and for some decent casting. Nothing really blew me away but I genuinely believed that everyone in it was who they were playing. I didn't appreciate the end message which seemed both disingenuous and heavy handed. Still, its nice to see a movie about unabashed love and teen awkwardness portrayed w/o a high degree of shock value. Maybe I am a little old fashioned but I can still appreciate a good (mostly) clean coming of age film.
AD
