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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanFor nostalgia junkies, it's one from the heart.
- 90Village VoiceVillage VoiceI've seen Mottola's movie twice, and both times, it has inspired feelings of joy, sadness, and a profound yearning for the unrecoverable past.
- 88PremierePremiereOn the surface, this might look like a typical teen movie, but Adventureland’s talented cast perfectly portrays the self-loathing and strong-minded characters in that transient post-college stage of life.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe result is a sharp, insightful, charming motion picture.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinWhat makes the movie such an unexpectedly potent little number is that Adventureland comes to stand for Stagnationland; the real roller coaster (i.e., life) is just outside the park.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterWith a keen affection for his own formative years, filmmaker Greg Mottola has crafted a funny and spunky amusement
- 78Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenA confident return to the kind of teen comedy that's funny without being raunchy, youthful without being juvenile, and reflective without hitting you over the head.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWhat surprised me was how much I admired Kristen Stewart, who in "Twilight," was playing below her grade level. Here is an actress ready to do important things. Together, and with the others, they make Adventureland more real and more touching than it may sound.
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanMottola also wrote the screenplay, which is most fresh and honest when dealing with supporting characters.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyA rather ordinary account of youthful summer misadventures that goes down easily thanks to a sparky cast, more than 40 pop tunes that anchor the action in the late '80s and characters who get high both on and off their jobs at a tacky amusement park.