Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

ruklick55 I am a big fan of emma Roberts and John Cusack as well. This movie is simply boring and does not go anywhere interesting. The only reason that I was able to watch the entire film was because I wanted to see if it went anywhere. This is my very first review and I was motivated because this movie was so bland. People will watch almost anything, myself included.

Robert J. Maxwell That gloriously transparent quote is from Emily Dickenson. Would that the movie itself were equally transparent. On the surface it's about a young girl, Emma Roberts, who is extremely appealing, who wants to become a poet,convinced of her talent, who insinuates her way into the life of an older once-successful poet,John Cusack, and becomes his protogé. For while anyway.It's fundamentally an Entwiklungs story -- a naive girl leaves her suburban home and takes a job in an adult book store, is introduced to oddball characters, learns to smoke dope, shed her search for ultimate beauty and incorruptibility, and live in the unfolding moment.I was unable to watch the end but it was fairly clear where it was headed. I'd be surprised if: (1) Emma Roberts doesn't find that the source of true art lies within one's self; (2) John Cusack doesn't get over his brooding and rediscover his self confidence; (3) Roberts doesn't wind up with the quietly practical, practically quiet, boy who works in the same adult book store, Evan Peters; and (4) Roberts never reconciles with her parents, with whom she quarrels constantly and whose house she left in a low dudgeon.There are some memorable features on display here. One can't help notice that Emma Roberts is truly an attractively winsome young lady who may in fact be able to deliver a good performance. It's hard to tell from this single example. Another is that I'm sure glad I turned down that offer of a teaching job at Syracuse University because the movie illustrates exactly how sepulchral the weather and architecture of the city are. Another is that the film seems aimed at an audience, mostly female, of Roberts' age, who have not yet come face to face with urban debauchery only to fine that it's really pretty human underneath all that iconoclastic bluster. The cross-dressing homosexual Hispanic hair dresser turns out to be a somewhat nice guy.The movie is no masterpiece but it's well written for the message it carries and will probably keep your interest until the end.

thehandler8382 I thought this movie was going to be bad. Like the other review on this movie i too was kept watching. I love Emma Roberts so that could be the reason why but i also think i was rooting for her to succeed in making her dream come true. The back and forth between her and Cusack was entertaining. Emma Roberts does a great job at inspiring you to strive for success in whatever it is that you want to do in life. There were a few scenes that made me laugh. Its worth watching to see if it suits your taste in movies. You will be surprised to find that you are able to watch it all the way through. Emma Roberts pretty face helped to keep watching too. She is a beautiful and talented actress.

capone666 Adult World The best part of working at an adult bookstore is the great customer base you get to pepper-spray nightly.Surprisingly, the X-rated video renters in this dramedy are quite innocuous.A college graduate with no prospects in her chosen field of poetry, Amy (Emma Roberts) eventually answers a want ad for a porn store clerk.Under the tutelage of fellow employee Alex (Evan Peters), Amy learns the ins and outs of the adult entertainment and writes her prose in her spare time.By chance she encounters her idol, erstwhile poet Rat Billings (John Cusack), who begrudgingly becomes her mentor.But her drive for recognition quickly alienates her new family.Not as prolific as it wants to be, Adult World does benefit from Cusack's involvement but he is not enough to carry the clichéd laden coming-of-age script. Furthermore, any poet worth a damn isn't into pornography, they're into pills and booze. Red Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca