Booksmart

Year:	2019
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Genre:	Comedy
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	9.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	5 Have Seen


Director	Olivia Wilde
Selected Cast	Kaitlyn Dever as Amy
	Beanie Feldstein as Molly
	Jessica Williams as Miss Fine
	Jason Sudeikis as Principal Brown
Producer	Megan Ellison
	Chelsea Barnard
	David Distenfield
	Jessica Elbaum
	Katie Silberman
Writer	Emily Halpern
	Sarah Haskins
	Susanna Fogel
	Katie Silberman
Soundtrack	Dan the Automator

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

Booksmart - 20th Century Fox - USA (2019)

DVD

Booksmart - E One - UK (2019)

Comments and Reviews


Magic Marmalade 11th Feb 2022		Rated 9/10 Unexpected item in the modern comedy classic area! I caught this on BBC Three the other night, and was completely blown away by it. I was expecting just another movie about those sinless millenials I've been hearing so much about recently, but this belong on any list of seminal Graduation / End of term / coming of age / growing up and moving on movies that define the subject for their generation... ...In fact, you can strike a line straight through, from (off the top of my head) American Graffiti, Dazed and Confused, Ghost World, to Superbad and the like. And you detect a strong whiff of all of those movies in this, especially the last one, as two overly-studious girls who feel they have wasted their school years studying too hard and not having any fun, decide to have a bit of a blow out the night before graduation to make up for it. This follows these girls as they try with desperation to find a party, and a kind of odyssey ensues (a lot like Superbad) to get there. What elevates this, is firstly the dialogue is Blackadder sharp, with a note of Withnail and I, but very naturally, and easily done (it doesn't feel forced), and the story cracks along in a very watchable way; And then, crucially it's very funny, with some moments of genuine comic genius - The Stop motion segment where, having taken some undefined illicit substance, they turn into barbie dolls is pure brilliance. This sharpness does give way at the right time to more feeling, and drama without feeling clunky, and the whole film is just excellent. Special mention must go to director Olivia Wilde...balancing all these elements perfectly, without losing the thread, and has great feeling for, and sensitivity to these characters and the cinematography makes this feel like a Michael Mann movie! (Michael Mann does The Inbetweeners!!!) A surprising and unexpected nugget of a movie, that adds another fine chapter to a great tradition. 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?



jaimeeduardo 11th Jun 2021

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