The trailer for this movie, like most trailers, was deceiving. Adventureland is a comedy, a kind of dull one. This, of course, not being a negative criticism, I'm hoping this dullness was intentional. It's got puking, embarrassing erections, Bill Hader, and people getting hit in the crotch multiple times. But, it also got pretty serious, which was a surprise for me. A lot of the characters are unhappy with their current situations, family life, love life, dreams are ruined, plans are changed, and on top of all those problems they hate their jobs too. They're depressed, but not just because they're not getting laid. Not exactly the kind of follow up movie you'd expect from the director who gave us Superbad in 2007. This is a good thing, of course. It's nice to see a comedy take itself kind of seriously. However, I can see a lot of people not enjoying Adventureland because of it's tendencies to get that dramatic with no gag or joke to lighten the mood at the end of a scene. If you want rudeness, obnoxious slapstick, or something raunchy this picture's probably not your cup of tea. But if you have no reservations about what movies you'll go and see check it out in theaters while you still can. Or you can just wait and rent it on dvd. This movie didn't exactly set the box office on fire so you can anticipate seeing it out there to buy, probably, very soon.
GET THIS: Even if a movie does poorly financially, it still can be a good movie. Go figure.

Read Stuart's impressions after the break.