21 Laps Entertainment
Andrew Lauren Productions
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The Spectacular Now
Hits You Like A Shot In The Heart.
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.
- Original title
- The Spectacular Now
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $2,500,000
- Revenue
- $6,854,611
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Feb 9, 2015 · via TMDB
Staggering Negligence *** This review may contain spoilers *** Directors come in all shapes and sizes. They range from megalomaniacal tyrants to milquetoast mice. The best ones are virtually invisible, suggestive, telepathic, allowing their talent and techies to excel, while quietly, expertly weaving together their grand vision. James Ponsoldt is either halfway there, or on his way to nowhere. It's obvious he frees up plenty of slack to let his actors run loose, but they don't always know which direction they're heading, and seem to be improvising without a script, which is interesting in a way, for a while, since it gives the movie a semi-reckless, naturalistic feel. The plan is there is no plan. And if the stars magically align in his favour, everyone wins. The problem is some actors really do need direction. Miles Teller, jester of the present, boy without a future, looks awkward and lost much of the time, which may coincide with his character. Without proper guidance, sometimes he gets it right, sometimes trying too hard to be carefree, otherwise not knowing how to shine in the spotlight. He's probably just trying to keep his gears aligned with Shailene Woodley, who once again radiates, this time as a brainy Cinderella on a collision course with a broken heart. Seems she will redeem a second-rate picture every time. Yet again managing to rescue a movie that appears to have little purpose or scheme other than pairing up various young actors and assembling a series of romantic skits. Many scenes end abruptly, probably because the actors ran out of steam. Exhausting the moment. Making the now spectacular isn't easy when the director is absent. Then there's the accident-from-nowhere scene. When Miles cries out and orders Shailene out of the car in the middle of nowhere and, once stepping out on the freeway, is suddenly struck out of frame by a speeding bus. My heart jumped. Okay I'm awake now. I was ready to forgive the director's sheepishness up to that point, which was, I hoped, only a decoy to set up a fatal or near-fatal accident scene, one that was going to turn the narrative completely on its head. I was next expecting to find Woodley in a coma, a wheel-chair, or completely disfigured. And Miles being tested by an act of fate. How will he answer to this? But the story plods along as if nothing happened. Which I'm sure nothing did, not in the script or on location. It had to be a sensationalized CGI stunt contrived in the editing room to inject the tedious narrative with a much-needed shot of adrenaline. Cheap trick. This is clearly the sign of poor story-telling and a director that isn't in command of his position.
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Miles Teller
Sutter Keely
Shailene Woodley
Aimee Finecky
Masam Holden
Ricky Mehlinger
Kaitlyn Dever
Krystal Krittenbrink
Brie Larson
Cassidy Roy
Kyle Chandler
Tommy Keely
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Sara Keely
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Holly Keely
Karen Strassman
Additional Voices (voice)
Andre Royo
Mr. Aster
Bob Odenkirk
Dan
Nicci Roessler
Tara Thompson
Whitney Goin
Mrs. Finecky
Levi Miller
Erik Wolff
E. Roger Mitchell
Doctor
Gary Weeks
Joe
Dayo Okeniyi
Marcus West
Valerie Payton
Bus Driver
Christopher Nathan
Shane Finecky
Whitney Christopher
Roberta
Keith Silverstein
Additional Voices (voice)
Dina Sherman
Additional Voices (voice)
Nico Ford
Cassidy's Brother (uncredited)
Jess Hall
Director of Photography
Andy Rusk
Stunt Double
Marcelle Coletti
Stunt Double
James Ponsoldt
Director
Nicolas Harvard
First Assistant Director
Nicolas Harvard
Second Unit Director
Darrin Navarro
Editor
Angela Demo
Casting
Dan Cohen
Co-Producer
Michael H. Weber
Executive Producer
Scott Neustadter
Executive Producer
Shawn Levy
Producer
Gabe Hilfer
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Season Kent
Music Supervisor
Walter Simonsen
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Rob Simonsen
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Leslie Shatz
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Michael H. Weber
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Scott Neustadter
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