Drew Barrymore deftly directs a great cast including Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Daniel Stern, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis and Arrested Development’s Alia Shawkat in an pleasant movie with a lot of heart and humor (hey, even Jimmy Fallon is funny in this). Yes, there are clichés and pitfalls here and there to be sure; but there’s also enough loose ends NOT tied up in the usual pretty bows to offset them, and keep what might have been a standard, coming-of-age movie feeling fresh. You may enjoy it despite yourself.
Rich’s Movie Grade: B+
Rated PG-13 for sexual content including crude dialogue, language and drug material.
Directed by: Drew Barrymore
Writers: Shauna Cross (screenplay and novel)
