i admit, i had my doubts after i was only mildly impressed by the somewhat overrated knocked up. but, i finally saw seth rogen’s very own superbad. and yes, i was laughing pretty much the entire movie. michael cera, aside from being absolutely adorable (and canadian!), surprised me. the friendship between he and jonah hill was just natural. sure, drunk and careless cops rolling around with an arrested hobo and a 17-year-old kid pretending to be 25 when he in fact looks 12, would just never happen. but the underlying story behind the movie is genuine and admirable.

and let me just say, the kid who plays mclovin was genius. his shaking nervous studdering persona was right on. (not to mention, his cameo in the “i’m fucking ben affleck” vid was classic). definitely one of the better-written comedies i’ve seen lately. i like watching extravagant and multi-layered plot lines play out just as much as anyone else and they can win you a bunch of stuff to sit upon your fireplace, but every once in a while we need to appreciate the simplicity of a story and how much it mirrors real life.