Superbad was an impressive coming of age drama produced by the Judd Apatow camp, that carefully balanced the hilarious comedy with touching moments of drama. Director Greg Molatta's follow up is less 'broad' and more 'indie'. In simple terms, the drama is more to the fore and the humour more subtle.
So what you get is another coming of age adventure, as Jesse Eisenberg (does he have the same agent as Michael Cera?) learns about life and love while working at a summer fun fair. This time the youngsters get to stand around feeling awkward 'bout stuff, a lot of the time. Awkward about whether she loves him. Awkward about whether they should tell the truth. Awkward about how they get on with their parents.
It loosely follows the romcom rule book and is generally very very sweet and not that funny. But if you think Kristen Strewart is cute (and, after Twilight, she's honed awkward to a tee) and you enjoy watching awkward people interact awkwardly for half hour too long, then Adventureland is the movie for you.
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