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...when you are surprised and delighted by his soft, subversive delivery and the way he's turned his distinctly non-Hollywood body into an asset. You think, There's no one quite like this kid (well, except for Jesse Eisenberg, who also dealt with the burden of virginity in Adventureland). And there is guile in François's eyes, which suggests that someday, Cera will indeed play a different kind of part, and quite possibly, very well...
Hardwicke spotted Kristen Stewart in Into the Wild, in which Stewart makes a brief but indelible appearance as a roller-skate-skinny underage seductress. Hardwicke flew to Pittsburgh, Pa., where Stewart was making Adventureland. "We spent four hours working on scenes and running after birds in the park and playing. The next day when I saw the film, I knew, yes, it has to be. She is Bella." It was a good match for Stewart too. "It was like, wow!" the actress remembers. "I want to play like this all the time!" (See the top 10 comeback movies...
Jesse Eisenberg looks just like Mark Zuckerberg. Cute, nerdy, curly brown hair, you know. His acting skills are not as up to par, though they do go well with any awkward young character to play. In Adventureland, his most recent movie, which he headlined, he blinks and stares at the girl he likes (and who likes him) as he haltingly confesses to getting a bit serious on a date with someone else last week...
...Superbad” is remade as a melodrama, your day has finally come. Greg Mottola, who directed the 2007 hit summer comedy about two virgin high school seniors getting drunk and looking to get laid, doesn’t exhibit much originality as the writer/director of “Adventureland,” the sentimental tale of a virgin college graduate getting drunk, stoned, and (surprise) trying to get laid. “Adventureland” does boast some funny characters and a killer soundtrack, but the plight of the protagonist is taken too seriously, and “Superbad?...
...million, first weekend 2. Monsters vs. Aliens, $33.5 million; $105.7 million in 10 days 3. The Haunting in Connecticut, $9.6 million; $37.2 million in 10 days 4. Knowing, $8.1 million; $58.2 million in 17 days 5. I Love You, Man, $7.9 million; $49.3 million in 17 days 6. Adventureland, $6 million, first weekend 7. Duplicity, $ 4.3 million; $32.4 million in 17 days 8. Race to Witch Mountain, $3.4 million; $58.4 million in 24 days 9. 12 Rounds, $2.3 million; $9 million in 10 days 10. Sunshine Cleaning, $1.9 million; $4.8 million in 24 days...