Adventureland

I had heard good things about this comedy, but I was disappointed. Jesse Eisenberg stars as a college kid with a summer between college and grad school. He's a virgin, because that's apparently mandatory for the lead in coming of age movies to be a virgin. He starts seeming Kristen Stewart who is secretly fucking Ryan Reynolds who is married. Their relationship hits a few snags, but ultimately they wind up having sex. I give it points for feeling authentic. It captured the particular hell of having a really shitty summer job. It was so short on laughs, however. And the story isn't strong enough to just carry it as a compelling character piece. I think Stewart is a really interesting actress and Matt Bush from "Party Down" and Matt Bush were really good too. I liked Bill Hader and Kirsten Wiig, but they are barely in this. I suppose I'm bitter because they were the main reason I wanted to check this out. I do not really understand how Jesse Eisenberg continues to work so much. He's not a strong actor, he's goofy looking and he's got a lot of ticks that are annoying on camera.