Day 213: "Fate! There is such a thing as fate, but it only takes you so far. Then it's up to you to make it happen."

I went with something I full well intended to loathe today.  I was never a big fan of the teen comedies from the 90's, they just all seem to have no soul.  Can't Hardly Wait doesn't break this mold, but it wasn't as god-awful as I was thinking it might be.  The story of a group of freshly graduated high schoolers, partying hard and generally doing everything that movie teenagers do when they graduate.  The usual intertwining plot threads run here; from the sex starved looking for their first time, to nerds seeking revenge against their oppressors for the last four years, to the unrequited affections of an artistic soul and his "unicorn."  It's nothing that hasn't been done before, and done better, but I actually found myself laughing a couple of times at this.  I'll be honest here, Can't Hardly Wait has none of the nostalgia of American Graffiti or Dazed and Confused, and none of the heart of ANYTHING done by the late, great John Hughes, but to each generation their own.  I'm sure there's a late 90's high school graduate out there who swears this is "their" class.

Can't Hardly Wait was like an epic disaster movie from the 70's: full of celebrities and not enough story for all of them.  Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Seth Green, Eric Balfour, Melissa Joan Hart, Breckin Meyer, Peter Facinelli, Jamie Pressley, Jason Segel, and Selma Blair; they're all here, and they all have nothing to do.  Seth Green is again the funniest guy here, but that's not really saying much as he didn't have a whole lot to work with.

More surprising than disappointing, Can't Hardly Wait could have been a whole lot worse.  I did laugh and it wasn't a complete waste of time.  Well....it was, but in a good way.  Give it a shot if John Hughes is getting old, or if you want to appreciate how great his movies actually are.  5.5/10.

See you tomorrow, and GO WATCH A MOVIE!!