Katy Reviews The Graduates Movie

The genre of this movie was VERY clear right away. A coming-of-age-teen-comedy. I hate teen comedies! But this is also an indie film and I love discovering a great indie film so I gave it a shot. I'm glad I did. I was really surprised by the intelligence of this movie.

There was definitely humping, and drinking, and swearing, and boobies but after every punch line there was a moment of sincerity that sort of caught me by surprise. I felt like it started off with one dimensional characters (the standard American Pie crew) but evolved into real kids with real conflicts.

Also, the cast was solid. I was really impressed with these unknowns. Especially with the older brother character, Josh. He played the perfect creepy/cocky older brother. And the supporting role, Stuart... he's ridiculously original. I'm sure I'll see him in something again. And the 'good girl' that starts smoking to be cool was hysterical.

But, again, not your standard teen comedy. No one was a one note character. Everyone had a journey. I do not want to spoil anything so I'll just say that some were funny, some were sweet and one or two were pretty deep and they were all sincere.

I saw a sneak preview and I had to write something because I honestly think it could become a cult classic if people ever found out about it. It's got the great one liners, memorable moments and most importantly personality and an original point of view.

The Graduates opens in select cities this May and the entire soundtrack is available for free on the film’s website: http://www.thegraduatesmovie.com/