The Spectacular Now is the third movie this year (after Mud and The Kings of Summer) to find unexpected beauty in one of the hoariest of all movie genres: the coming-of-age tale. This adaptation of Tim Tharp's novel, written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber ((500) Days of Summer) and directed with delicate restraint by James Ponsoldt (Smashed), sneaks up on you while you're not looking. It makes you laugh, then it breaks your heart. At first, the story seems to be cookie-cutter template:...
The Spectacular Now is the third movie this year (after Mud and The Kings of Summer) to find unexpected beauty in one of the hoariest of all movie genres: the coming-of-age tale. This adaptation of Tim Tharp's novel, written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber ((500) Days of Summer) and directed with delicate restraint by James Ponsoldt (Smashed), sneaks up on you while you're not looking. It makes you laugh, then it breaks your heart. At first, the story seems to be cookie-cutter template:...
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