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Rated R · 95 minutes · 2013

Comedy drama
There was a really good movie that wound up being a blip in theaters a couple years ago called Like Crazy. It was a pretty honest portrayal of college-age love and angst that could rip your still-beating heart out. See it. And see The Spectacular Now, which likewise captures the unique experience of young love and all its highs and lows. The film stars Miles Teller and The Descendants’ Shailene Woodley as high school seniors who discover each other in some nowhere town. The film is directed by James Ponsoldt, and this is finding a larger audience than did his previous Smashed. The thing about romance at the movies is, when it’s phony, you can really tell. How many awful love stories have you seen? Spectacular Now feels genuine in its performances, stories and direction. That makes all the difference. By Colin Boyd
Director: James Ponsoldt
Producer: Michelle Krumm, Andrew Lauren, Shawn Levy, Tom McNulty, Scott Neustadter, Michael Weber and Marc Shmuger
Cast: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Leigh, Mary Winstead, Kyle Chandler, Kaitlyn Dever, Bob Odenkirk, Andre Royo, Dayo Okeniyi, Gary Weeks, Masam Holden, Nicci Faires and Whitney Christopher

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Colorado Springs Independent The Spectacular Now gets teen relationships right Sutter and Aimee start dating, grow close, make love, and we root for them by Dan Hudak 08/28/2013
Chicago Reader Coming-of-age grows up in The Spectacular Now The coming-of-age film grows up in James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now. by Andrea Gronvall 08/14/2013
Creative Loafing Atlanta The Spectacular Now reveals and revels in youth James Ponsoldt's film is an honest portrayal of teenage abandon by Gabe Wardell 08/14/2013
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NUVO Movie review: The Spectacular Now Four stars for a marvelously acted coming-of-age flick with interesting, nuanced characters that feel genuine. Plus: capsule reviews of In a World and The World's End. by Ed Johnson-Ott 08/29/2013
Style Weekly Love Lessons Review Double-Feature: Romance takes different turns in the late summer films "The Spectacular Now" and "Stuck in Love." by Nicholas Emme 08/27/2013
North Coast Journal Cut Bait Affecting killer whale doc marred by technical flaws by Dev Richards 09/05/2013
North Coast Journal Spectacular A coming of age story grows up by John J. Bennett 09/12/2013
Creative Loafing Tampa Quietly Spectacular The Spectacular Now is a rare, special film. by Anthony Salveggi 08/28/2013
Portland Mercury Boy Power For all its charm, The Spectacular Now has some issues. by Alison Hallett 08/21/2013
Indy Week The Spectacular Now is a tender and surprising teen tale Taking place at that crossroads of restless youth and sobering adulthood, The Spectacular Now examines the angst of young romance as much as its bliss. by Neil Morris 08/28/2013

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