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'Superbad' More Super Than Bad

Posted Aug 17, 07 9:40 AM CDT in Gossip,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Superbad, the tale of two high school seniors' attempts to get laid in a single day and night, is an honest teen comedy in the mold of recent movies that are foul-mouthed and raunchy but actually kind of sweet, critics say. Says Carina Chocano of the LA Times, "for a film so deliriously smutty, 'Superbad' is supercute."

The film holds special appeal for fans of TV's late lamented "Arrested Development," sharing a star (Michael Cera) and a director with the series. And Newsweek's Devin Gordon raises a good point about widespread predictions of a sleeper hit: "Can a movie really be a sleeper hit if no one is asleep about it?"

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Columbia pictures provided this photo of (left to right) Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jonah Hill and Michael Cera in "Superbad." (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures/Melissa Moseley)   (Associated Press)
Michael Cera arrives at the premiere of "Superbad" in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)   (Associated Press)
Actor Seth Rogen appears onstage during MTV's "Total Request Live" at the MTV Times Square Studios Tuesday, July 31, 2007 in New York. Rogen co-wrote and stars in the upcoming film "Superbad" which opens...   (Associated Press)
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