Booksmart (2019)
2 academic superstars and best friends who, on the eve of their high school graduation, realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram 4 years of fun into 1 night.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Directed By: Olivia Wilde
Written By: Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis, Jessica Williams, Kaitlyn Dever, Billie Lourd, Skyler Gisondo, Noah Galvin, Beanie Feldstein, Molly Gordon, Diana Silvers, Mason Gooding
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| Dec 12 | rootbeercirc | 72 43% |
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| Dec 02 | SlumberyBox | 93 89% |
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ribcage | 57 33% |
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Overcooked. Licensed music blasts over emotional moments, indulgent directorial flourishes are pretty but drown out what's actually going on between the characters, dragging it out while simultaneously (and in one crucial point literally) muting the feeling. I just could not get into the depth of this.
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| Dec 02 | AllenGilliam | 85 47% |
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Xalechim | 77 79% |
| Dec 01 | brallon | 72 66% |
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twijfel | 33 7% |
| Nov 30 | tcclemson | 72 55% |
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| Nov 26 | Hennimore | 47 3% |
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| Nov 25 | chadarnook | 77 47% |
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| Nov 25 |  |
philamental | 69 50% |
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The 'Female Superbad' descriptions have been common but after seeing Booksmart the parallels between the two are almost distracting with how many similar narrative beats occur through the runtime. Still, like the movie it mimics, Booksmart is funny and that's the main thing. Great cast of characters, but unfortunately there are some jarring story twists towards the end that seem to be for dramatic convenience rather than believably earned and this let the climax down somewhat for me.
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| Nov 24 | EllenMarie79 | 88 44% |
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| Nov 24 | 12insoft | 80 27% |
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rfdutra | 5 42% |
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sonever0805 | 84 75% |
| Nov 24 | Cinemafan89 | 55 18% |
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numan | 74 60% |
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| Nov 22 | timalander | 70 25% |
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| Nov 22 | vHkHBC | 90 73% |
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| Nov 21 |  |
glumpy_99 | 46 7% |
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Frustrating comedy needed a tighter reign behind the scenes, with Wilde proving unable to pull together the disorganised strands of the "too many cooks" screenplay. Moments of insight and genuine emotion are buried under strident, abrasive characterisations of all and sundry, and a real lack of intelligent insight into modern high school life. Perhaps it's because recently we have been spoilt for choice for intelligent youth based movies, but this fails to live up to recent genre highlights.
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| Nov 21 | stjhka | 90 90% |
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joshpatton | 84 73% |
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matthewmj336 | 79 28% |
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rklenseth | 80 80% |
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Ross | 65 64% |
| Nov 20 | jnydam | 70 60% |
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| Nov 19 |  |
Ocelot | 35 26% |
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a modern John Hughes movie: a diverse ensemble of teenage caricatures learn powerful life lessons in a day they somehow didn't in the preceding four years. the performers aren't bad, even solid; but the direction is hollow. Wilde's tendency to resort to slow-motion song-driven montages for emotional beats takes away any sort of chance for the actors to develop any intimacy with their characters. I don't think I laughed even once; there's no surprise in its humor. watch Eighth Grade instead.
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| Nov 17 | anitageorgev | 87 76% |
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kangadoodoo | 70 77% |
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| Nov 16 | jzrhoades | 80 93% |
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| Nov 16 | kupfertj | 84 83% |
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| Nov 14 |  |
PianoSama | 70 79% |
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Despite an iffy start, it picks up as it goes along & never really loses steam, staying interesting and engaging the entire runtime. It also features spectacular performances by Feldstein & Dever, plus great work all around by the supporting cast. Not all the jokes land & some parts definitely feel forced or out of place, but there's still plenty of clever humor, smart writing & enjoyable characters to make for a good time. Overall, it's a very solid modern teen comedy & is well worth watching.
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| Nov 14 | Berkzen | 63 34% |
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ABUNCHOFCATS | 88 81% |
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Lots of fun, super cringey.
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| Nov 11 | Kevin Ruffo | 90 81% |
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KenMeisters | 80 86% |
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Funny, smart and a meaningful story about friendship. Very enjoyable (even with the German dub) cast and characters. Gigi is by far the best random comedy character in quite some time.
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erkam | 77 71% |
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fenixdown | 67 29% |
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Great soundtrack.
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buddhalou | 80 73% |
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I'm pretty far from the target demo but I enjoyed this more than I expected to. The dialogue is clever and funny and the performances are solid across the board with some outstanding performances from the young leads. Demographic be damned, it's just a well made movie..
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| Nov 02 | furnos | 40 16% |
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| Oct 31 | Besomeso0o | 6 30% |
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| Oct 31 | crtsjffrsn | 60 56% |
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| Oct 30 | toddsalter | 85 34% |
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Somewhat entertaining but not very original.
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denizdeni | 90 72% |
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Kurtz | 7 75% |
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PietHeijn | 69 73% |
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Unexpectedly funny and touching. Script is mediocre, but the leads are supreme. However, "Superbad" is still superior.
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| Oct 23 | cloondog | 72 82% |
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msprague | 66 52% |
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Funny stuff.
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wicked치킨 | 70 54% |
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| Oct 05 | pulsi21 | 78 62% |
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| Oct 05 |  |
Mist600 | 86 71% |
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Great fresh comedy. •Lovely & touching friendship | •VERY funny | Damn! but Olivia Wilde is now officially my fantasy woman: Beautiful, really stretching her acting range recently and now this as HER FIRST DIRECTING EFFORT - Wow!
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| Oct 05 | ycetindil | 41 6% |
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| Sep 26 | Blondone86 | 71 55% |
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OMGFridge | 5 43% |
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Few mildly entertaining moments that ultimately doesn't really bring anything new. Leads do well yet I don't feel any need to revisit.
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| Sep 24 |  |
Miggs | 90 83% |
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This movie is awesome. It really brings something new to the coming-of-age table. The leads, Feldstein and Dever, were fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable to watch. Me currently being a senior, I can relate to this movie. I mean, not all of it, but some. I really loved the new take on it, and thought It was very appropriate for 2019. I think most high schoolers now a-days would relate to this and find It funny. I know I certainly did. Would definitely recommend!
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I went into this mostly blind and came to the same realization of "Superbad with girls." It's just the boy version resounded with me more. Billie Lourd 's Gigi was MVP and looks so much like her mom Carrie Fisher. Didn't care for the teacher-student relationship or the shoehorned in new flame and vomiting. Fav scenes: Amy being taken down in the bathroom and the girls getting into the car with the very-aware pizza delivery man.
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harpingabout | 86 66% |
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Every decade needs a Superbad
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vishal8492 | 82 60% |
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P u l p | 27 12% |
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This was really hard to watch for me.
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Thegoodboy | 34 14% |
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mattd124 | 74 60% |
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PrestoBix | 79 46% |
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Difontaine | 86 91% |
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Just really good. Sorry if that's brief, I'm still a bit shocked that a film involving teenagers can also be clever at times. I have high hopes for the two leads.
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| Sep 09 | mehran | 81 15% |
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mattorama12 | 78 84% |
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I really appreciated the way that almost every character felt too over the top character-y, but somehow also still very real at the same time. Wilde's direction was bold, leading to some definite misses, but even more big hits.
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| Sep 09 |  |
WWallce4prez | 82 78% |
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Continuing the recent resurgence of good teen comedies, Booksmart delivers on all fronts. While I didn't find myself laughing as hard as some its predecessors, Wilde's direction is just so freaking slick. Needle drop after needle drop make the back ground pulse behind really impressive photography. Of course, at the center, are two main characters that I'd love to hang out with.
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sebby | 50 25% |
| Sep 08 | MAStevens | 78 77% |
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kate_p | 77 40% |
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Leonardis | 88 62% |
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I can see why so many like it. The leads have great chemistry and the story is quite original. I didn’t bust a gut laughing, but I did laugh often. The cast is all great, Lourd having some of the best moments. I also liked the way it resolved and delivered certain messages. There are definitely things in here I didn’t think about when I was a senior. Great coming of age story with excellent leads and some good food for thought. What more could you want?
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| Sep 06 |  |
amazedemon | 67 70% |
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Booksmart has the right balance of quirky comedy and heartfelt moments to make it an enjoyable film; but flawed in ways that won't make it a classic (for me at least). I liked that for once an American film didn't portray high-school as a compendium of cliques, making the lead girls their own worst enemies. Some of the comedic moments were great, and on the whole the cast and writing were strong. Feldstein's Molly was a bit too annoying though, whether through the writing or performance or both.
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Dthepyek | 33 22% |
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CinematicESP | 88 74% |
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BillyShears | 70 53% |
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2019 the year of Will Forte fun Dad
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NhanLa | 70 54% |
| Aug 24 | semioticus | 79 64% |
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Do not watch the trailer before you watch this movie because it'll ruin half of the jokes. But yeah, that unpleasantness aside, this is a very good movie. It's not necessarily a fresh take because almost all the usual tropes are there, but the acting and the pace is really good so that becomes forgivable. I'll put this one a notch below all the recent great teenage movies though.
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paah | 60 33% |
| Aug 22 | gurkov | 50 15% |
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| Aug 22 | bizort | 85 88% |
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Absolutely hated the first few minutes of this and almost turned it off. Really glad I didn't. About halfway through I began to wonder if this was just a watery version of Superbad but then 75% through I saw how much feeling it had. When the story focuses on the two main characters as the film ramps up, the whole thing flourishes. These types of films are usually weaker in the second half but this is the total opposite and for that I give it high marks.
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| Aug 22 |  |
mariand | 70 63% |
| Aug 20 | baronliu | 68 53% |
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| Aug 19 |  |
heapshake | 60 53% |
| Aug 19 |  |
timmo | 95 89% |
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The comparisons to SUPERBAD are apt, but this moves quicker and more smoothly, with a fun and cerebral wit that weaves two fully realized and interesting characters together. It's great. I hope Olivia Wilde makes more movies.
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| Aug 19 | Nacho353 | 30 18% |
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| Aug 17 | tomwalsh | 64 54% |
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| Aug 16 | Cinephile777 | 76 31% |
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Saw in early June of 2019, in a seat that was too close to the screen, in crappy Marcus Majestic Theater. Unfortunately, missed the first four or so minutes. Felt like this movie missed out on realizing a lot of potential and easily could have been much better than it was.
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| Aug 16 |  |
mevrensel | 80 62% |
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meliorism | 70 51% |
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Thomassejer | 80 76% |
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