Grimerlana Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Prismark10 Youth in revolt is a quirky, bittersweet slightly offbeat dark comedy starring Michael Cera as a 16 year old Nick Twisp.He lives with his MILF mom in a trailer with her no good trucker boyfriend Jerry (cameo by Zach Galifianakis). His dad (Steve Buscemi) has a much younger and stunning girlfriend and the child support he sends is used up by his mother.Nick meets Sheeni Saunders, a well educated girl from a religious family and an All American boyfriend. Like many teenagers, Nick wants to have sex and he wants to have sex with Sheeni.The trouble is Nick is too safe, nerdy and boring. To take on the boyfriend he creates a rebellious and exotic alter ego called Francois Dillinger.Francois causes trouble and before long Nick is on the run from the police and getting involved in all sorts of misadventures.The film is certainly quirky and sporadically funny thanks to Cera's dual performance and supported by supporting actors who all make glorified cameos such as Fred Willard, Justin Long, Ray Liotta and M Emmett Walsh.The trouble is it never amounts to much than a cynical quirky film featuring some horny nerdy youths, they even throw in some animation segments. Its OK but it should be more than that.

punishmentpark I suppose this film would be the most fun for those of around the same age as the protagonists, but the motifs of searching for true love, finding a way to change a stuck life and other details such as sex, drugs and violence can be appealing at any adult age. The mentioning of director Ozu^ (among other cultural specifics, such as 'À bout de soufflé, 1960) had me curios as to how un-Hollywoodian this film might be. And I guess it became pretty un-Hollywoodian, all things considered.Hollywood would probably frown upon the avid use of swear words, drug (ab)use, violence and the constant insinuations against Christianity and Goody Two Shoe-ism. But, more likely, this sort of film represents a new wave (though it's been going on for quite a while, with the likes of Seth Rogen and such) within Hollywood, to stay assured of reaching all possible audiences. Or maybe 'Hollywood' is a complicated term to define nowadays and in any case. So then, is there any higher ground here for modern day clever, but insecure youth of today? Well, what do I know? I just thought it was a fun film with a lot of maladjusted behaviour. Nicely acted (although Michael Cera seems to have only one facial expression: blank), nicely filmed, nicely told. But watch at your own or your parents' discretion, kids!7 out of 10.^ I have never yet seen an Ozu film, I must shamefully admit.

Paul Magne Haakonsen I was more than a little surprised with "Youth in Revolt", especially because I thought it to be just another mainstream late-teenage comedy like so many others in that genre.However, the storyline in the movie is good, spiced up with the right amount of absurdity, comedy and awkward moments. This is not really the type of comedy that will have you laughing from start to end of the movie, but it uses comedy well and at the right moments. And yes, this is a late-teen comedy, but there is so much more to the movie than just teenagers getting drunk and trying to get laid. There are many levels to this movie, so there is something for just about everyone.What is more impressive is the people on the cast list. As always, then Michael Cera did a spot on job with his role in the movie. But the entire movie was just filled with great actors and actresses and great names: Steve Buscemi, Jean Smart, Zach Galifianakis, Fred Willard, Ray Liotta, Justin Long, M. Emmet Walsh, and more."Youth in Revolt" is a great and refreshing movie if you haven't already seen it. I found it by sheer luck in a second hand store and bought it as part of a bundle deal. I was impressed with the movie, and was thoroughly enjoying it and entertained by it.

Reise Jackson This film has VERY dry humor, i think that's the main reason why people have rated the film pretty low. I love dry humor, they for me are the best kind of films but i must admit the first time i watched this i wasn't really a huge fan, i got kind of bored and it didn't really make me laugh but after seeing it a few more times on TV i have really come around to the film and its defiantly one i would recommend to anyone who likes a funny/dorky/teen film. cera is one of the best but unappreciated actors around right now, he has made soooo many amazing films the last few years like superbad,scott pilgrim and juno. he in my eyes is the modern day jason biggs and definitively has an amazing future.what makes the film so excellent is the strangeness of cera's double role play between the main character nick and his darker side francois (who has a mustache btw) it follows a story about a guy trying to get a girl which everyone can relate to but it also follow a bad home life and how he deals with both of these things. just watch this film people, trust me you will not be let down.