January 7, 2010
Critics Consensus: Daybreakers Has Bite
This week at the movies, we've got a vampire virus (Daybreakers, starring Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe); a romantic road trip (Leap Year, starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode); and a teenage wasteland (Youth in Revolt, starring Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday). What do the critics have to say? Given the recent glut of vampire flicks, Daybreakers needs a little something extra to stand out -- a healthy dose of dystopia, maybe? Well, critics say the result is a skillful B-movie that should please both horror and action fans. Amy Adams is darned likable. However, critics say her winsome screen presence can only go so far in redeeming the predictable, laugh-deficient romantic comedy Leap Year. Nobody plays a sensitive nebbish quite like Michael Cera. But can he play cool? Smooth? The critics say Youth in Revolt benefits greatly from Cera's dual performance.
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January 3, 2010
Youth in Revolt: Trying to be Different
Yes, "Youth in Revolt" is another movie about a teenage boy trying to lose his virginity -- but producer David Permut says it's more like "The Graduate" than "American Pie."
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September 24, 2009
Miguel Arteta, Michael Cera Talk Youth in Revolt
Miguel Arteta's adaptation of C.D. Payne's "Youth in Revolt" won't reach theaters until early next year, but Arteta and his star, Michael Cera, would like us to start getting excited about the movie now.
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September 18, 2009
Weinsteins Shuffle Fall Schedule
Hollywood's busiest date-switchers are at it again: The Weinstein Company has bumped "Youth in Revolt" from October to January, and tinkered with release plans for "Nine" and "A Single Man."
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May 20, 2008
Buscemi, Liotta Join Arteta's Revolt
Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, Jean Smart, and M. Emmet Walsh have been added to the cast of Miguel Arteta's Youth in Revolt, joining Michael Cera in the film adaptation of the adaptation of the C.D. Payne novel.
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