Incoming (2024) (original) (raw)
Four freshmen navigate the terrors of adolescence at their first-ever high school party.
Four freshmen navigate the terrors of adolescence at their first-ever high school party. (less)
Directors: Dave Chernin, John Chernin
Writers: Dave Chernin, John Chernin
Starring: Mason Thames, Bobby Cannavale, Kaitlin Olson, Ali Gallo, Isabella Ferreira, Thomas Barbusca
Producer: Nicholas Stoller
Review by Brian Orndorf, August 23, 2024
4 / 10
It�s hard to be a teen comedy these days. The adolescent experience has changed so radically since the subgenre�s heyday in the 1980s, and it�s difficult to understand if audiences really want to endure the troubles of being a 2024 kid. Instead of going the John Hughes route like many other moviemakers, writer/directors Dave and John Chernin retain some hard edges of tomfoolery with �Incoming,� which hopes to deliver a raucous good time to its intended audience. Sweetness is attempted, but crudeness is mostly favored in the material, which follows the exploits of four high school freshmen tryi ...read more...
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