Youth In Revolt

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I never thought I'd say this again, but Michael Cera is again an awkward teen. If there was an award for how many characters played as an awkward teen - he would definitely be a good contender (if not the winner!)

Based on a book by C.D. Payne of the same title, Youth in Revolt takes you on a journey of a 16-year old boy who has fallen in love. (The book actually talks about a 14-year old but that would just be stretching it for Michael Cera, even with his perpetual teen look!)

What I like about this movie though is that it lets Cera show a much more edgy side to him. His character creates an alter-ego to help him become the bad boy that he needs to be in order to get kicked out of the house and closer to his love.

But as stories go, things don't pan out as planned and thus things escalate a bit further. Of course, he still gets the girl but it's neither sunny nor do they end up kissing while the camera revolves around them, which is something that I can appreciate!

Now, if you're interested to see Cera, hopefully play his "last" teen role, go see this film. It's mildly enjoyable and seeing him be mischievous is good reason enough.

Rating (8/10)

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