The Spectacular Now

2013 "Hits You Like A Shot In The Heart."
7| 1h35m| R| en| More Info
Released: 13 September 2013 Released
Producted By: 21 Laps Entertainment
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://spectacularnowmovie.com/
Synopsis

Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them.

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FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Prismark10 The Spectacular Now is one of these modest, low budget independent films. It has a few star performers making small cameos. A film that has some intelligence but I felt it still pulls it punches. It does not want to go off base and head for a troubled ending.Sutter Keely (Miles Teller) is a cheerful soul, a party loving guy who maybe drinks too much and not exactly heading to graduate out of high school. When he is dumped by his girlfriend Cassidy (Brie Larson) Sutter gets drunk falls asleep on a garden lawn. He is found next morning by Aimee Finecky (Shailene Woodley) a fellow student. Aimee is nice, clever geeky, awkward, she never had a boyfriend. Sutter is hoping to get back with his ex but she has moved on. So Sutter starts a relationship with the virginal Aimee but Sutter's drinking is getting out of control. He develops further issues when he later meets his alcoholic father who walked out on Sutter when he was a child.A well acted film from its young cast but the ending was trite as it never tackles Sutter's alcoholism.
arjuny-02006 They stopped making movies like these..for a reason. It had no chemistry between actors and the girl clearly was going through something worst than the enitltled and privileged male lead, she should get her own story. Most of all very cliched and dissapointing end.
Floated2 The Spectaculor Now is a teen drama book adaptation film. As with many books, this film was apparently a smaller scale novel compared to other teen or younger adult types. For a teen drama/comedy type, as seen in past years, this film is quite more mature and more serious and doesn't rely on silly gags or over the top jokes. There are some comic relief scenes and the tone isn't too serious but at other parts, the film takes quite a turn and becomes more serious and focused. The Spectaculor Now is well cast, with Miles Teller in the lead and Shailene Woodley supporting. Though it was somewhat hard to take them both as high school students (18/17 years old) considering how their careers are now. Also with the character constantly drinking, having a nice car, and working part time. As well as Shailene Woodley playing an outcast and people being surprised that Miles Teller's character is interested in her. Miles Teller reminded of Shia Laboeuf in his earlier days at certain parts. Unlike many teen drama's, many of them are filled with predictable and over the top love romance, where as this film is more sensitive and feels quite more authentic. The film somewhat went downhill with a subplot involving Sutter wanting to find more information about his father, resulting in him personally visiting him, then of course things don't go as planned. The ending was also quite different than Hollywood's typical romance teen drama's, and which is why this film elevates itself. Overall, this film was something different, and it is a shame it did not do too well at the box office, though it did not have a large budget, being a smaller scale independent film. If you are expecting another 'The Notebook' or 'The Fault in Our Stars, you may be disappointed.
cindy It's a nice movie, telling a story about a teenager who is seventeen years old. He is nice to help others. But he is lack of love when he is growing up, he doesn't have any plan about his future. When he met a girl Amiee, he wants to help her, eventually, he falls in love with her. After one year break from his high school, he went to pursue his dream, fighting for his future. Good movie for young people who ever lost themselves.