Not much to say about Greg Mottola’s Superbad, which stars one of the funniest comic trios I’ve seen in a while, trying to lose their virginities before they go off to college. The casting is just perfect: Christopher Mintz-Plasse as the hapless “McLovin”, Jonah Hill (who looks like a young Chris Penn), and Michael Cera (who is excellent as George-Michael Bluth in “Arrested Development”), plus more dick jokes than you can shake a stick at. It’s the latest film in a series of vaguely sweet and romance-affirming but generally raunchy sex comedies to which guys can take their girl dates—kind of like couples-porn for the multiplexes, if there were such a thing.

Because of all the vulgarities, Superbad is obviously meant as a big filmic nose-thumbing, but it pulls off something slightly more subversive: it’s really a tribute to the kind of affection straight dudes have for each other. You might as well see it because your annoying coworker will be talking about “the funny thing about my back” for a while.

I would see it again.

Staring in Superbad; Jonah Hill as Seth, Michael Cera as Evan, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Mclovin/Fogell, Michael Cera as Evan, Bill Hader as Officer Slater, Seth Rogen as Officer Michaels, Emma Stone as Jules, Martha Macisaac as Becca, Aviva as Nicola, Marcella Lentz-Pope as Gabby and Joe Lo Truglio as Francis the Driver. This was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and directed by Greg Mottola.

I went into Superbad thinking it would be another Teen Movie (like so MANY teen movies), but Superbad kicked ass, it makes other movies such as American Pie or Van Wilder look like a PBS documentary about paint drying. Its kind of like Super Troopers mashed up with Fast times at Ridgemont High. Superbad is that good, so don’t judge Superbad by its name.

The moral of Superbad is Don’t Cock Block Mclovin’. Seth had no faith in MClovin/Fogell. Mclovin ends up getting the girl, the booze and all the respect. Oh and cops are people too. Superbad is a must see. Do not miss this one.

MPAA RATING:
R, for pervasive crude and sexual content, strong language, drinking, some drug use and a fantasy/comic violent image – all involving teens.