Unable to afford the European vacation he'd dreamed of, recent college grad James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) reluctantly takes a gig at a local amusement park, only to learn that the dead-end job is, in fact, excellent preparation for the real world. Writer-director Greg Mottola's semi-autobiographical comedy-drama, filmed in Pittsburgh's Kennywood Park, also stars Ryan Reynolds and Kristen Stewart. (Per Netflix.com)
Grade: B
Ok, so this movie was cute, and funny, and had a lot of great actors. The one thing that kept me from giving it an 'A' through (I think) was the fact that it had too many of those "my personality is to not have a personality" characters. At this point, I'm beginning to question if those actors who portray their characters that way (and you know who I'm talking about) are trying to play the role that way, or, is that the only thing they CAN do, and in other words aren't very good actors. Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh, I mean, I did give it a 'B', so I did think it was funny,... these are just things I'm seriously starting to question when I see these actors who seem to be playing the same character in every movie they're in,... that's all. Over all though, it is worth the watch.
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