Marketed to the mainstream? Good thing!

Rating: 9/10 (19 December 2007)

I saw this movie and left with the feeling I saw something good. I had not previously seen Superbad and didn't know it stars one of the actors nor anything about the way the movie is being marketed. I have seen reviews now that have described the film as a new generation of movies trying to be the next Napolean Dynamite/Garden State "popular" Indies. I honestly don't care in this case since this movie was very funny and it came off fresh. Ellen Page might not be the average 16 year old but she works so well on screen and in my opinion was able to make the sometimes over the top dialogue convincing. I am very exited to see more of her and hope that she and the writer will make more collaborations in the future. I felt the same way after seeing Hard Candy and think she will come far as an actress. There is something about her that is different and it's really exiting. The whole cast was great also and there are some memorable scenes that should stick for a while. Let's do hope that there will be more movies like this marketed to a mainstream audience. I haven't seen a movie with so much energy and spark in a while and it's nice.