Booksmart
Beanie Feldstein (Lady Bird) and Kaitlyn Dever (Short Term 12) lead this end-of-high-school comedy as two pals who seek to become trendy rulebreakers, believing it'll help them survive college. This marks the feature directorial debut of actor Olivia Wilde.
- Director:
- Olivia Wilde (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Susanna FogelEmily HalpernSarah HaskinsKatie Silberman
- Cast:
- Kaitlyn DeverLisa KudrowJason SudeikisWill ForteBeanie FeldsteinBillie Lourd
Reviews & comments
Vulture
pressBooksmart manages to be inclusive and progressive, without being precious about anything or sacrificing an ounce of humour.
Variety
pressEvery generation needs its own rowdy high school comedy, and Millennials deserve one that treats the anxieties teens have been grappling with for millennia with the same urgency that Jerry Bruckheimer would bring to a high-stakes action movie.
The New York Times
press"Booksmart" is sharp but not mean, warm without feeling too soft or timid.
The Guardian
pressBooksmart is inclusive and progressive without feeling forced and announces Wilde, an actor who hasn't always found her groove on screen, as a major director, one of the more impressive behind-the-camera transitions I have seen for a while.
Stuff
pressDeliciously brash, occasionally devilishly bawdy and just darn entertaining, Booksmart earns an Easy A from me.
Los Angeles Times
press"Booksmart" leaves you feeling unaccountably hopeful for the state of humanity - and the state of American screen comedy too.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA hilarious, blazingly paced teen comedy that also happens to mark the feature directing debut of Olivia Wilde.
Collider
pressI adored Olivia Wilde's Booksmart, a movie that has a deep well of empathy not just for its brainy lead characters, but for teenagers in general.
I'm certainly not a genZ-er but this film is just plain fun, and kinda insane but warm and the lead performances are just perfect, its awkward and hilarious and just hugely likable
Vulture
pressBooksmart manages to be inclusive and progressive, without being precious about anything or sacrificing an ounce of humour.
Variety
pressEvery generation needs its own rowdy high school comedy, and Millennials deserve one that treats the anxieties teens have been grappling with for millennia with the same urgency that Jerry Bruckheimer would bring to a high-stakes action movie.
The New York Times
press"Booksmart" is sharp but not mean, warm without feeling too soft or timid.
The Guardian
pressBooksmart is inclusive and progressive without feeling forced and announces Wilde, an actor who hasn't always found her groove on screen, as a major director, one of the more impressive behind-the-camera transitions I have seen for a while.
Stuff
pressDeliciously brash, occasionally devilishly bawdy and just darn entertaining, Booksmart earns an Easy A from me.
Los Angeles Times
press"Booksmart" leaves you feeling unaccountably hopeful for the state of humanity - and the state of American screen comedy too.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA hilarious, blazingly paced teen comedy that also happens to mark the feature directing debut of Olivia Wilde.
Collider
pressI adored Olivia Wilde's Booksmart, a movie that has a deep well of empathy not just for its brainy lead characters, but for teenagers in general.
I'm certainly not a genZ-er but this film is just plain fun, and kinda insane but warm and the lead performances are just perfect, its awkward and hilarious and just hugely likable
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