Supertrash

Rating: Null/10 (10 May 2008)

A friend of mine loved this movie so I thought I'd give it a try. This film ain't 'Superbad' but it's 'Supertrash'. Trying to be like the 'American Pies' and other teen sex comedies, this one failed to make much of an impression and I don't get what all the gah-gah is about. The first 45 minutes is full of cheap sex jokes that are not even funny. Had Kevin Smithdirected the film he might have done a better job. 'Superbad' slightly picks up when the two goofy CCs (corrupt cops) are introduced and here it goes (or tries to go) the 'Dude, Where's My Car Way' but eventually the cheap sex-jokes catch up and bring it down by a huge notch. I would have turned it off after 15 minutes but I was struck by Martha MacIsaac's beauty. Her screen time is limited but the film seemed to take a better turn once the coppers were introduced (but alas!). Anyway, i'll get to the technical stuff. Grdg Mottola tries hard to pull an 'American Pie' meets 'Dude Where's My Car' (and some other teen stuff) but he fails. Jonah Hill gives an irritating performance of an annoying character. Michael Cera is pretty much George Michael Bluthe (of 'Arrested Development' fame) but he's the only one who manages to make his character somewhat likable. Christopher Mintz-Plasse is alright as the transforming geek. Bill Hader and Seth Rogan are okay too. Martha MacIsaac and Emma Stone are eye-candy. What else is there to say? The second half is only mildly better than the torturous first. However, overall it's a poor movie. One of the most overrated trash of 2007.