Superbad was really super bad...

Rating: 3/10 (29 September 2007)

How stupid can you really get? Horny teenagers? Incompetent cops? Alcohol? Sounds like fun, right? Well, it is, but only if your idea of fun involves knowing your brain cells are dying a horribly painful death while you're in the theatre. Then again, if you're that desperate to ruin your life, there are probably more efficient things you can be doing anyways.
Superbad delivers in the department of laughs because the jokes are oftentimes unexpected. ClichÃ©s pervade the movie, but several scenes are genuinely hilarious. The rest of the movie is vulgar, rude, and debasing. If you're into that kind of stuff, this is a movie worth watching. It might even work as a date-movie. However, the one thing Superbad lacks is intelligence.
Basically, you see the story of three Seniors due to graduate unfold as they try to buy alcohol with a fake ID. From there, it all goes crazy. The writers seem to have missed that crazy doesn't always equal funny. Then again, if you want to see funny, go buy Knocked Up instead.