Sunday, February 9, 2014

The Spectacular Now 2013


The Spectacular Now     Sutter Keely is a high school senior and he’s effortlessly the life of the party.  He lives in the now, if that hurts someone else, it’s a price to pay.  He enjoys his job at a clothing store for men and he doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up?  He's on the verse of being an alcoholic and carries his own flask.  He’s dumped by his current girlfriend, gets drunk and wakes up on the lawn of Aimee Finekcy.  She does well in school and she has dreams for the future.  Sutter learns his dad lives in the now also and he doesn’t mind hurting people too.  Sutter lets Aimee believe he will meet her at the bus station to leave together but he never shows.
     Sutter is very lucky that he doesn’t kill himself, Aimee or someone else with his drinking and driving!!  Sometimes you want to yell at Aimee and tell her to run as far as she can, this could be a hurt you and throw you away deal!!  Is anyone important to Sutter other than himself?  3* (This movie is OK)  

95 min, Comedy directed by James Ponsoldt with Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler, Brie Larson, Masam Holden, Dayo Okeniyi, Jennifer Jason Leight, Nicci Faires.

Note:  Imdb 7.4 of 10, 92% critic 81% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 4*.

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