An uneven, but mostly hilarious high school comedy

Rating: 8/10 (13 April 2020)

Painfully awkward, but at times absolutely hilarious, Superbad goes for both the realistic and the outrageous sides of high school comedies, blending them together in one very unique package. Michael Cera and Jonah Hill lead the film and give some quite impressive performances, as awkward as they were. Infact, all the actors do a pretty impressive job all in all, which is tough for such a majority of them being younger actors. The film at times can be often hilarious, with jokes and situations so insane you can hardly even imagine without seeing them in the film. The film's biggest problem is its pacing, sometimes fast, other times slowing to a crawl, and its the slow moments that seem the worst because not only are they mostly humorless but they are painful to watch. I'm all for emotion in teen films, but Superbad decides to make the worst of each hard situation, and the film just feels like it is carrying too much at once. In the end, Superbad is a pretty impressive comedy, that could use some work in less comedic parts, but is full of just enough laughs and nostalgic humor that it will certainly win you over by the time the credits role.
My Rating: 8.5/10