not the greatest.

Rating: 5/10 (27 March 2008)

I will admit, I am not usually a fan of stupid humor movies, but sometimes a movie such as "Superbad" manages to make me laugh. So I'm not completely against them, but I might be a little biased (and I am, for reference, a teenaged female in the US).
Considering the outrageous success that "Superbad" had achieved among my peers and the media, I was curious to see it. Overall, I was disappointed with the film. The beginning was alright, the ending was alright, Michael Cera and the main teenaged characters were adequate. But the middle section dragged on with unending stupid joke after stupid joke, which just eventually dragged on my nerves. I probably would have enjoyed "Superbad" much more if the two adult policemen were not present: their existences as characters were completely idiotic. They drank beer and did donuts in the parking lot, shot their guns into the air, completely disregarded any semblance of the law, willingly gave minors alcohol, and were utter failures at their job. There was nothing remotely funny about the policemen's constant stupidity. Maybe if not for their relentless idiocy, I would have enjoyed "Superbad" more. I don't know.
Certainly not the worst movie I have ever seen, but definitely not the best, I would not really recommend "Superbad" to any of my friends who had not seen it yet.