Youth in Revolt
Dimension Films | Release Date: January 8, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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60
Time OutKeith Uhlich
It’s a kick to see Cera cut loose from his patented befuddled-nerd routine, even if the film’s caricatured performances and fish-in-a-barrel scorn are sure to be monotonous for some. Read full review
60
TimeMary Pols
Uneven but occasionally quite funny. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineAmy Nicholson
Payne's book is more epic and shameless than Gustin Nash's tidy adaptation. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Timing is everything. And Youth in Revolt is late -- arriving not just at the tail end of the star's sell-by date for this particular kind of character, but more importantly at the tail end of the intended audience's attention span for an inconsequential Sundance-y tale of sexual coming-of-age. Read full review
50
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
Cera can be winning enough, with his flat-toned goofiness, in films like "Superbad," but there's only just enough of the guy to fill out one dramatis persona; two at once prove to be beyond him. [11 Jan. 2010, p.83]
50
Village VoiceRobert Wilonsky
Winded and weary from its long journey to a bigger screen, the three-books-in-one has been squeezed into a 90-minute Cliff's Notes version starring Michael Cera as Every Role Michael Cera's Ever Had. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
In Youth in Revolt , Cera bellies up to the same table once too often. His fresh-faced act is starting to look really stale. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
A movie that feels written rather than lived; from "The Catcher in the Rye" to "Rushmore," it's a story we've seen in better versions before. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Just sweet enough to avoid being negligible. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
While Cera is charming enough to keep us watching, he's never allowed to cut loose -- even though that's supposed to be the whole point of the movie. Read full review
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