Project X - Review

These kids we are supposed to care for and root for are extremely unlikeable and annoying. One of the kids is obsessed with getting laid and he is considered a loser by most of the school. Sound familiar? Yes. He is a re-hash of Jonah Hill's Seth from Superbad. There is only one fundamental difference, Jonah Hill is funny, this guy is not. These characters, who are supposed to be friends by the way, all treat each other like garbage. There is one scene later on in the movie where they have the drunk, "I love you guys" talk. You know what I'm talking about right? The talk where you are so drunk at the end of the night and you can barely walk or speak and what are the words that fly out of your mouth? "I love you guys man! You're my brothers man!" But all I was thinking about is, "You guys treat each other like crap! You guys dump garbage on each other while taking dumps. Ha ha ha very funny." It reminds me of all the people I went to high school with. I guess that makes this film more relatable and realistic to have teenagers act like real teenagers, but at least make them likable and not idiots who steal ecstasy from drug dealers. This movie was in serious need of a Joseph Gordon Levitt character from 10 Things I Hate About You or a McLovin from Superbad. A character you actually care about and relate to and not some idiots who could have actually saved the party from destruction if they hadn't partaken in their stupid antics earlier. So right off the bat, this film gets it's characters completely wrong. Luckily, watching a massive house party is pretty enjoyable, but like I hinted at earlier, the whole reason the party goes out of control is because of stupid decisions the characters make in the beginning of the film. Minor spoilers from here on out, but you could have saved the father's Mercedes if you didn't shove the 'little person' into the oven. You wouldn't have had the whole neighbourhood erupt in flames if you didn't steal drugs from a big-time drug dealer. What officially kills this film is the ending. Obviously the kid gets in trouble and his whole life is over, but is there any sign of hope? The movie will tell us yes because our main character finally gets the girl who he has been friends with the whole time and people recognize him from school. Really? That's your big payoff? The kid's whole life is ruined. College may never be an option anymore, his parents hate him, his house is destroyed but the film tells us that the most important thing is high school popularity and high school romance with a girl we know nothing about?! What a slap in the face! It's fun watching high schoolers and young adults get a bit rowdy, but if it's leading up to a message like that at the end? What a waste!