Review: 'The Spectacular Now' is an intoxicating brew of teen angst

In James Ponsoldt's smart coming-of-age drama, Miles Teller has a breakout performance as a boozy senior at a crossroads. Shailene Woodley is magnetic. In the opening moments of "The Spectacular Now," 17-year-old Sutter is trying to bluff his way through the infamous personal essay on a college application. He is fortified by drink as he tries out charm, wit, cynicism and insult -- everything but honesty.