True Adolescents (2012), Craig Johnson
3.5/5
This is a funny and poignant first feature by director Craig Johnson, starring Mark Duplass (Humpday, Safety not guaranteed) as Sam who is 34 and still trying to get a record deal for his rock band and just got dumped by his girlfriend. It is a good story and is well performed and it works well as a late-coming-of-age story. While simplistic it does have emotional resonance and the performances and writing bring to life the comparison and journeys of "adolescent" Sam (Duplass) and his teenage cousin Oliver (Bret Loeher) and Oliver's best friend Jake (Carr Thompson) on a camping trip. Overall a good film, that is retrained with a good cast (including Melissa Leo, Treme, Frozen River) performances and doesn't overstate any "messages" and leaves elements of ambiguity sufficient enough to make this an above average coming of age film.
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