Adventureland

Last night I watched Adventureland.  It follows James' summer working at a rundown amusement park.  He meets an eclectic group of fellow workers there and falls in love with a girl, Em.

I thought this movie had some great caricatures of people.  The owners of Adventureland are especially funny.  The pervasive drug and alcohol use are what drives this movie, but I didn't really like it because even though it showed some of the downsides, it never really condemns it use.  Drug movies are not my favorite.  However, it is really funny and the plot is good.

I would recommend this movie if you like off beat comedies.  I would also recommend it if you have worked at amusement parks or had a bad summer job.  There is a lot of drug and alcohol use and sexual references, so if that offends I would skip this movie.


IMDB: The character Em nervously touches/fixes her hair 55 times throughout the course of the movie.  However, I think that it's just Kristen Steward and not actually good acting.