Movie Review

Rating: 9/10 (18 August 2007)

Judd Apatow, who wrote the 40 year-old Virgin and Knocked Up, has become sort of the John Hughes of the new millennium. He has tapped into the roots of what Gen-X and Gen Why-ers experienced in their lives and made them into entertaining movies. With his new movie SuperBad (which he produced this time, not wrote), he has once again plunged into the soul of the public and put the things that made us who we are onto the screen.
SuperBad is about two best friends, who are aiming to finally lose their virginity during their last week in high school. Seth (played by Jonah Hill), a pudgy super horndog, thinks that the way into a woman's pants is by alcohol. His best friend Evan (played hilariously gay by Michael Cera) is the quintessential boy who doesn't know what a woman is flirting with him, and even exhibit some of the stereotypical gay qualities: can cook like a great chef, can sing very high notes, speaks in a high voice, and even has Flanders-esquire greetings and salutations.
They get invited to a party where they are tasked with buying the booze, which leads to their friend Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) getting a fake ID. His fake ID has only one name on it: "McLovin". The Fogell/McLovin character might be the most hilarious single movie character of the past decade. He is off the wall funny in how he handles himself. I would venture to say that the character (if seen by enough people) could be remembered as famously as John Belushi's Blutarsky character in Animal House.
The main characters and the writing in this film make it utterly hilarious. The writing, while vulgar, is actually well placed and allows for a lot of hilarity. If you liked either of the 40YOV or Knocked Up, this movie is a must see...and definitely not for kids. Seth Rogan (who also co-wrote the screenplay) and Bill Hadar play a couple of slightly-askew-of-the-law cops who just add to the fun. The plot is very similar in style to Weird Science, but the writing for this movie elevates it to an almost instant cult classic. The soundtrack is mostly 70's funk related and is reminiscent of Shaft or Dolemite. Its a great film, and you should definitely check it out.
Its the best comedy I have seen this year.
Rating: 9 of 10.