Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Project X



Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 26% (Critics) / 69% (Audience)
Directed By: Nima Nourizadeh
Written By: Matt Drake and Michael Bacall
Starring: Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper and Jonathan Daniel Brown
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Synopsis: 3 high school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
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The Good:
This was a very fun movie that was a throwback to the great teen sex comedies from the 1980s. The three main protagonists were well cast and had a nice, natural camaraderie with one another. And the way the party just kept escalating to more and more ridiculous levels was hysterical.
The soundtrack was pretty snazzy too.

The Bad:
This movie really didn’t need to be shot on video in the found footage style. It would have been just as good (maybe even better) if it was shot as a straight movie.

The Ugly:
There was an alarming amount of vomit in this movie.

Final Verdict: A truly fun bit of anarchic, mindless teen comedy that though devoid of any critical merit, is just incredibly entertaining. B-

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