Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Latest
    • Thank You
    • 4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)
    • 3999. The Pianist (2002)
    • 3998. Philadelphia (1993)
    • 3997. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    • 3996. The Green Mile (1999)
    • 3995. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    • 3994. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Home
    • Blog
      • All Posts
      • Best Of The Year
        • Best Of 2015
        • Best Of 2016
        • Best Of 2017
        • Best Of 2018
        • Best Of 2019
        • Best Of 2020
        • Best Of 2021
        • Best Of 2022
      • The Decade In Review
      • Box Office Analysis
      • James Bond
      • Oscars
      • RANKED
      • Star Wars
      • The Big Questions
      • Top 10
      • World Cinema
    • Ratings
      • Top 250
      • Top 100 Foreign Films
      • Bottom 50
      • 0 – 1.9
      • 2 – 3.9
      • 4 – 5.9
      • 6 – 7.9
      • 8 – 10
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Anthology
      • Animation
      • Christmas
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Documentary
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Film-Noir
      • History
      • Horror
      • Kids’
      • Musical
      • Psychological
      • Romance
      • Sci-Fi
      • Short
      • Silent
      • Sport
      • Superhero
      • Survival
      • Thriller
      • Western
    • Release Year
      • 2020s
      • 2010s
      • 2000s
      • 1990s
      • 1980s
      • 1970s
      • 1960s
      • 1950s
      • 1940s
      • 1930s
      • 1920s
    • Country
      • Afghanistan
      • Argentina
      • Australia
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Brazil
      • Cambodia
      • Canada
      • Chile
      • China
      • Colombia
      • Costa Rica
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • East Timor
      • Faroe Islands
      • Finland
      • France
      • Germany
      • Georgia
      • Greece
      • Hong Kong
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Ireland
      • Israel
      • Italy
      • Japan
      • Latvia
      • Lebanon
      • Laos
      • Malaysia
      • Mexico
      • New Zealand
      • Nigeria
      • North Korea
      • Norway
      • Paraguay
      • Peru
      • Philippines
      • Poland
      • Romania
      • Russia
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Singapore
      • South Korea
      • South Africa
      • Soviet Union
      • Spain
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
      • Syria
      • Taiwan
      • Thailand
      • Turkey
      • Uganda
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Uruguay
      • Vietnam
      • Zambia
    • About
    The Mad Movie Man
    You are at:Home»Review»428. The Spectacular Now (2013)

    428. The Spectacular Now (2013)

    0
    By The Mad Movie Man on January 23, 2014 2013, 6 - 7.9, 90-99 mins, Drama, Jan 14, Movies Of 2014, Review, Romance, United States
    6.7 Disappointingly dull
    • Acting 6.9
    • Directing 6.9
    • Story 6.4
    • User Ratings (0 Votes) 0

    Starring: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler

    Director: James Ponsoldt

    Running Time: 95 mins


    The Spectacular Now is an American film about two teenagers who, although they have vastly different personalities and outlooks on life, are drawn together into a relationship.

    I have to say that I was quite disappointed with this film. It’s got a vaguely similar premise to Flipped, a film that I adored, as in the fact that two very different teenagers are drawn to each other, however I just couldn’t get that emotional feeling that was evident in Flipped.

    Not to compare the two, they’re completely unrelated films, but I would say that this is a lot more complicated and in-depth than that. There is a fascinating underlying story about the characters, and whether living in the now or looking to the future is the way to lead a fulfilled life, which was interesting in itself, but amongst the atmosphere of the film, it really didn’t get to me at all.

    That was definitely one of the things that I was disappointed by in this film: the atmosphere. You can see quite clearly that this is trying to dodge your average cliché coming-of-age film, by being more meaningful, however throughout the movie, it switches quite dramatically between heartwarming to just fun to gentle again and then to overly serious.

    There aren’t any comedic elements to this film either. I would like to say that it was an entertaining film to watch, but it really wasn’t. If it weren’t for a more interesting subtext that was intriguing to look into, this could have been a lot worse.

    Something else that saves this is the performances by pretty much everyone. The two main characters’ contrasts are shown clearly, which contributes to their rather unorthodox relationship, and that was also quite an interesting line to follow, but on the whole, this film wasn’t really engaging, entertaining or emotional enough to grab me, so that’s why it gets a 6.7.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Website
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    The Mad Movie Man, AKA Anthony Cullen, writes articles and reviews about movies and the world of cinema. From January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2022, he watched and reviewed a movie every day. This is the blog dedicated to the project: www.madmovieman.com

    Related Posts

    8.2

    4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

    7.8

    3999. The Pianist (2002)

    8.2

    3998. Philadelphia (1993)

    Follow Me Online!
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Tumblr
    New Releases
    8.2
    December 25, 2022

    3994. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

    5.6
    December 10, 2022

    3969. Falling For Christmas (2022)

    6.9
    December 4, 2022

    3956. The People We Hate At The Wedding (2022)

    5.4
    December 3, 2022

    3954. Disenchanted (2022)

    7.4
    December 3, 2022

    3953. Meet Cute (2022)

    7.6
    November 23, 2022

    3934. Do Revenge (2022)

    7.0
    November 18, 2022

    3929. The Wonder (2022)

    6.7
    November 13, 2022

    3924. See How They Run (2022)

    Recommended Movies
    8.3
    Review
    December 26, 20170

    1995. Lady Bird (2017)

    8.5
    Review
    December 27, 20160

    1596. Deepwater Horizon (2016)

    8.0
    Review
    January 18, 20200

    2821. Waves (2019)

    8.0
    Review
    June 15, 20170

    1788. 3-Iron (빈집) (2004)

    8.0
    Review
    January 20, 20190

    2427. Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (2019)

    Popular Posts
    December 31, 2022

    Thank You

    8.2
    December 31, 2022

    4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

    7.8
    December 30, 2022

    3999. The Pianist (2002)

    8.2
    December 29, 2022

    3998. Philadelphia (1993)

    7.5
    December 28, 2022

    3997. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

    9.1
    December 27, 2022

    3996. The Green Mile (1999)

    7.6
    December 26, 2022

    3995. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

    © 2023 ThemeSphere. Designed by ThemeSphere.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.