"Youth In Revolt" is a coming-of-age comedy that puts a fresh and outrageous stamp on a tale of adolescent obsession and rebellion.
Michael Cera could read from a newspaper for 90 minutes, direct-to-camera, and it would be funny and charming.
Whilst the young Canadian has begun to run the risk of resentment, having been typecast as the unlikely and awkward romantic lead, he continues to give endearing and genuinely funny performances.
New to DVD and Blu-Ray is Youth in Revolt, based on Michael C Payne's novel of the same name, and sees Cera given an opportunity to deliver his trademark deadpan style whilst flexing his acting muscle as lead character Nick Twisp's alter-ego Francois Dillinger.
For the uninitiated, Youth In Revolt follows the misadventures of Nick Twist and his quest for love (or more likely, lust.)
Whilst Nick is a typically sex-obsessed teenage boy, he is a hopeless romantic - evidenced by his love of Frank Sinatra records.
When he meets an attractive, wise-beyond-her years, girl in a trailer park after he and his mother are forced to skip town, he immediately falls in love/lust.
His adolescent attempts on her heart/bedroom fall short however, and he realises that a girl like Sheeni Saunders will never go for someone as unsophisticated as him.
So, Nick creates the alter-ego of Francois Dillinger, a la 'Fight Club', ticking all of Sheeni's boxes.
The lengths to which Francois makes Nick go , and the chaos that ensues drive the majority of the film, providing laughs from both Francois' one-liners and his hi-jinks.
The film has indie-charm written all over it, from its soundtrack to its animated sequence in the first act.
The film's yellow hues look great on Blu-Ray and are the perfect pick-me-up given the rainy summer we are suffering.
A great adaptation of the novel, offering laugh-out-loud moments and a great performance by Michael Cera
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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray and will require a region B or region free blu-ray player in order to play. While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, Nick Twisp sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she'll be the one to take away his virginity. Actors Michael Cera, Justin Long, Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, Zach Galifianakis, Rooney Mara, Ari Graynor, Jean Smart, Fred Willard, Christa B. Allen, M. Emmet Walsh, Portia Doubleday, Erik Knudsen, Mary Kay Place & Jonathan B. Wright Director Miguel Arteta Certificate 15 years and over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Languages English Duration 1 hour and 29 minutes (approx)
Michael Cera stars in this offbeat coming-of-age comedy based on the series of teen novels by CD Payne. 16-year-old Nick Twisp (Cera) is a teenage smalltown outcast who is as obsessed by Fellini, Serge Gainsbourg and existentialism as he is with disposing of his virginity as soon as possible. During a temporary relocation from his hometown to a distant trailer park he meets the beautiful and intelligent Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday), and is soon besotted. Standing in his way are Sheeni's jealous ex-boyfriend Trent (Jonathan B. Wright) and Nick's recently divorced parents (Steve Buscemi and Jean Smart), not to mention Nick's mother's boyfriends (Zach Galifianakis and Ray Liotta). To attract Sheeni's attention Nick develops a bad boy Gallic alter-ego called Francois - but the path of true love never runs smooth, even for the French...
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