Recently, photos were released and now there’s an official trailer for Miguel Arteta’s adaptation of the cult C.D. Payne novel, “Youth In Revolt.” And yes, it’s Rated-R, but it’s also a lot darker and funnier than we expected (relative of course, but still). Then again, Arteta’s “Chuck & Buck,” was crazy dark and hilariously twisted too. Maybe a return to form?
There’s an interesting “Fight Club”-like twist to this one where Michael Cera’s wimpy Nick Twisp character decides to invent a bad-boy evil half to get the girl of his dreams (newcomer Portia Doubleday). Or as Twisp put its, “I’ve decided to create a supplementary persona named Francois Dillinger. Bold, contemptuous of authority. And irresistible to women.” Playing two personalities at once (one of them is essentially a big irreverent rebellious dick) looks like it might finally give Cera an opportunity to stretch his acting abilities.
Cera co-stars with Doubleday, Adhir Kalyan (“Aliens in America”) and the supporting cast — Steve Buscemi, Jean Smart, Ray Liotta, Justin Long, Ari Graynor and Zack Galifianakis — is pretty outstanding. It can’t be anymore innocuous than the toothless, “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” can it? It looks at least to provide some decent laughs and the R-Rating is always favorable when it comes to comedy. “Youth In Revolt” hits theaters October 30.
That was better than what I was expecting. The supplementary persona seems like its going to be a lot of fun.
It was a good script. I'm curious about how the film turned out.
That's a great handle, too bad you weren't posing as one in earnest.
At the risk of sounding like an egghead, Miguel Arteta is one of the worst directors to handle class issues…and yet he insists on working class issues into every film he makes. I'm worried that this will be even more cartoonish and condescending than THE GOOD GIRL.