Movie No. 13 (2014): THE SPECTACULAR NOW
The Spectacular Now (2013)
Director: James Ponsoldt
Cast: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kyle Chandler
The film starts in familiar ground, a coming-of-age film. However, it tends to shy away from sentimentality and formula to create set the mood for films of this genre. It results in a movie with admirable humor, humane touch, and bittersweet after note.
Director: James Ponsoldt
Cast: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kyle Chandler
The film starts in familiar ground, a coming-of-age film. However, it tends to shy away from sentimentality and formula to create set the mood for films of this genre. It results in a movie with admirable humor, humane touch, and bittersweet after note.
The performances of Teller and Woodley are admirable and believable. This is definitely one of the silent critical hits of last year's good harvest of films.
Rating: 3.5/4.0
Date seen: February 2, 2014
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