Apparently the myth of the American sleepover is that its volume can rise above a whisper. This film tries so hard for understated adolescent authenticity that it forgets those first tentative steps into adulthood tend to be just as clumsily vibrant as they are furtively awkward. For a story that spans several nocturnal teenage gatherings on the last weekend of summer, it is remarkably – and fatally – sedate. I have no lack of patience for quiet contemplation on film (and I’m a sucker for a good coming-of-age tale), but The Myth of the American Sleepover’s absence of animation only underscores how little it has to say. It is excruciating in all the wrong ways.

Myth Of The American Sleepover

Ungdomsfilm hvor vi møter en håndfull barn/tenåringer hvor blant annet en gutt kjører for å møte et par tvillinger han tror var forelsket i ham på high school. Og vi følger noen karer som kaster egg på hus og jenter som oppfører seg ufint ved å spille oujia og røyker mary j.

Skuespillerne er rent amatører, men på mange steder løfter det faktisk filmen. Disse små som er på vei inn i de voksnes rekker er usikre, flaue, forvirra og småvoksne som trenger en rekker poleringer før de er virkelig voksne, men det gjelder også å levere enn god replikk.

Resultatet er et forbløffende innsyn på tenåringstilstanden som blir dratt ned med ikke helt så forbløffende prestasjoner fra skuespillerne

This film is really boring, which I guess is the point and all, but who wants to watch irritating kids mumbling through really embarrassing situations for an hour and forty minutes? Like, if I wanted to watch something like this I would just watch Dazed and Confused.

I feel like I would have totally fallen for this if I had seen it back in high school, when probably would have really felt close to home. There's a certain directionless, bored nihilism that comes naturally to those years that this film is very much at home in, and even if it doesn't feel as purely real as some other high school films of late, it certainly nails that specific feeling that it set out to capture.

Sweet, charming and ironic- Makes you wanna go back to being a teen and have the greatest summer adventure in girly bikes and wet clothes. Breathtaking camera work.

dull teenagers dulling their way through the night

"I just feel like I should have done more this summer."

Naturalistic dialogue and performances from mostly unknowns give this sweet coming of age tale a raw, emotional power often missing. Some will disparage it with comparisons to mumblecore, but I can find enjoyment in low key when done effectively. Nothing earth-shattering, it lacks the greatness of a Dazed and Confused and the comedy of a Superbad, but I can see it connecting with an audience who can claim it as their own.

I have a weakness for this genre, but the pacing and tone here dampen too much of the fun and excitement. I like that the film exists in an almost-contemporary but pre-Internet, pre-smartphone moment.

Mumblecore meets Dazed and Confused. A nicely understated and touchingly authentic coming-of-age tale.

A sweet day in the life of teenagers during the end of summer. David Robert Mitchell captures what it was like being a teen so nicely, the parties, the awkwardness of being a teen and letting go of childhood. Decent cast of unknowns too.

This movie is sort of a mixed bag for me.

I absolutely adored some parts, and found others completely cringe worthy.

Some parts were brutally honest, some were, well a complete myth.

While there is still more that I liked than disliked, I can't help but feel like this could have been something way, way more.

Refreshingly honest look at adolescence following a group of teenagers over the course of one night. Yes a lot of the characters are pretentious dicks but that's teenagers for you! Well performed by a great ensemble.

Myth Of The American Sleepover

Ungdomsfilm hvor vi møter en håndfull barn/tenåringer hvor blant annet en gutt kjører for å møte et par tvillinger han tror var forelsket i ham på high school. Og vi følger noen karer som kaster egg på hus og jenter som oppfører seg ufint ved å spille oujia og røyker mary j.

Skuespillerne er rent amatører, men på mange steder løfter det faktisk filmen. Disse små som er på vei inn i de voksnes rekker er usikre, flaue, forvirra og småvoksne som trenger en rekker poleringer før de er virkelig voksne, men det gjelder også å levere enn god replikk.

Resultatet er et forbløffende innsyn på tenåringstilstanden som blir dratt ned med ikke helt så forbløffende prestasjoner fra skuespillerne

It all comes down to the bad acting and editing.

This could have been a great coming of age film.