Disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (15 February 2008)

The trailers of Superbad did what they should, I wanted to see it as soon as it came out. It looked hilarious, unfortunately i can honestly say i felt that i wasted 2 hours of my life i'd never get back.
To start, the story was a little drawn out, it took them most of the film to arrive at this 'party' (which is supposed to be the main element of the film) and then only spent, 3 mins there. Very anti-climatic.
The film could of ended in a few earlier places perhaps preventing the movie from milking the comedy. The comedy its self was weak in some places but made up for it in strong slapstick in others, however i felt that all the best comedy scenes were shown in the trailer, making the film seem somewhat redundant. I believe that the film appeals to an audience seeking an easy laugh, with no thinking involved.
However, I cant say it was entirely dire, i laughed at a few moments, The punch in the store, Getting ran over (twice) and the fake ID's! all of which were amusing, just not intelligent comedy which i expected in this film. this film wasn't 'Super Bad' is was merely mediocre. I felt the actors seemed to know and play their rolls of useless geeks a bit TO well, with some over and exaggerated acting in parts.
Overall, not a very subtle comedy, if one at all.