Here is a lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18-year-old middle-American human beings. Do you have any idea how rare that is?

What’s different, and irresistibly so, about The Spectacular Now is the way that familiar romantic configuration has been rejuvenated (some might say transformed) by a healthy dose of authenticity.

...är inte en regelrätt tonårsfilm efter amerikanska mått (även fast det är en ganska snäll tolkning av vad ungdomar går igenom) men en realistisk sådan för här har spriten hamnat i händerna hos minderåriga som kör rattfulla.

Young adulthood is rarely portrayed with such conviction, in a manner that connects with both its core teen audience and a wider adult demographic.