Fresh
Adult World does have some smart, funny and wincingly painful things to say about the desire to make art vs. the desire to be famous for it.
Bruce Ingram, Chicago Sun-Times
Adult World
When life gets hard, rise to the occasion.
2014 · 1h 47m · R
Comedy
Directed by
Scott Coffey
Overview
Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
53%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Roberts is completely over-the-top here, her frantic, unfunny performance serving only to highlight Cusack's caginess and restraint.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten
"Adult World" is a coming-of-age story in which the starting age seems to be approximately 9. As a result, it just doesn't work.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
It's packed with independent-film cliches, yet director Scott Coffey manages to rise above them, thanks largely to the performances of Emma Roberts and John Cusack.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Fresh
A smart, incisive comedy about a recent college grad's booby-trapped immersion into real life.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
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