A valedictorian's declaration of love for a high-school cheerleader launches a night of revelry, reflection and romance for a group of graduating seniors.
This unfunny, unoriginal, charmless teen comedy is so stunningly awful from start to finish, it's amazing to think its director has made a single film before, much less a dozen.
– Joe Neumaier,
New York Daily News,
10 Jul 2009
fresh:
The script by Larry Doyle, based on his novel, has some smart flashes, and a few of the young performers resemble real people and not the usual prefab teen idols.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 Jul 2009
rotten:
This is dreadful. This is a pathetic excuse for a movie.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
13 Jul 2009
rotten:
The story quickly -- and I mean quickly -- devolves into an unimaginative high school retread.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
13 Jul 2009
rotten:
There's the potential for 'Superbad'-style comedy when Denis and his pal go on the run with Beth and friends, but the pace is slow and lines fall flat thanks to long pauses and hammy delivery.