Superbad

Reliving your past through other people's experiences has become a big business in the film industry, going back to relive the good and bad times can fulfilling and disheartening at the same time. Here we have another entry into this growing genre that includes some very big hits, and this one ranks right up there with the group. This film works on so many levels that its staggering, from the writing to the directing to the acting everything works seamlessly.
Believing that if they can supply a classmates party with liquor and get with the girls of their dreams, two friends go out of their way to accomplish the task with two completely different agendas in their minds. Some of the situations that are setup throughout the story are at times a little exaggerated, but that just lends more to the feelings of familiarity. All of the different cliques from high school are represented in the story and some of the characters are even recognizable from the past. The two lead actors, Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, play off of each other so well that you walk away believing that their relationship is true and believable. Some of the jokes are crude and tasteless but isn't that how things were in high school.
There will always be a call for this genre of film, people are always looking back at the earlier periods of their lives and reminiscing about the past. So with strong stories like this one most of us will have be able to sit back and laugh at the exploits that we remember. After a few years of film making it will be interesting to see where all of these talented people end up, from the writing to the acting there just isn't any missed beats.