Adventureland Critic Reviews

Somehow the story of a young man's coming of age never gets old, at least when it is told with the kind of sweetness and intelligence Adventureland displays.Read the full review

Thanks to an exceptionally deft touch, Mottola manages to capture the absurdity and anguish of young adulthood, while never sacrificing meaning on the altar of crude humor.Read the full review

Mottola, who wrote and directed 1996's "The Daytrippers," crafts smart, witty dialogue. But the movie suffers in tone. While much of the story feels like a brainier John Hughes comedy, it veers into more dramatic terrain and loses focus.Read the full review

Has the note-perfect melancholy of a classic young adult novel.Read the full review

With a keen affection for his own formative years, filmmaker Greg Mottola has crafted a funny and spunky amusementRead the full review

The result is a sharp, insightful, charming motion picture.Read the full review

There's no shortage of felicitous lines or interesting performances, yet the movie, like the amusement park of its title, feels constructed from familiar parts.Read the full review

Greg Mottola has taken that most overdone of contemporary genres, the coming-of-age story, and made it engaging, bittersweet and even fun.Read the full review

This film makes you wonder why aren't there more young love movies?Read the full review