Project X

“Epic” does not even cover it. I just finished the movie less than 15 minutes ago, and I sit here unable to control myself in excitement. I am not sure where to even start with this review. Hilarity ensues from beginning to end,  and just 25 minutes into the film, I’m even getting anxious for the party to start.

Everything that every trailer, every commercial, every promotion has said this movie is, it is. Take every party film you have ever seen in your life, and amplify it times one million.  Anything and everything that you can think of happening at the most ridiculous party that you could dream up, happens in this movie. It leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination. It goes from a get together, to a party, to a rave, to a complete and utter riot, right in the middle of upper middle class suburbia.

The film is perfectly cast with every character type you have seen and want to see in a film about a high school party. Character types that you have absolutely seen in other films similar (2007's Superbad, 1998's Can't Hardly Wait) but the execution is exponentially more outrageous. Todd Phillips is the executive producer. This is the same guy that brought you 2009's The Hangover, and we all know how that movie changed the comedy game in the film industry. To compare it to even more recent films, this is the best comedy and the most fun you will have in a theater since 2011's Bridesmaids.

The film is shot in “found footage” style and I cannot say that I have been a fan of this in the past. However, I also recently saw Chronicle, and like Project X, it also blew my mind a bit. If this is the direction Hollywood is going with this type of cinematography, I am not complaining in the least. The film’s greatest cinematic accomplishment would have to be the music. The soundtrack in this movie is complete madness. Imagine every heart thumping, adrenaline pumping, ultimate party song that you have ever heard. Put it in an 88-minute film, and you have Project X. The way the film is shot, in combination with the bombastically loud and electrifying nature of the music, you feel like you are literally at this party. Critics are going to tear this up, and I have to say, the film is a bit one note. There is not much to the storyline, and again, you have seen all of these characters before. And you have seen this storyline several times. But really, who cares? I don’t need to know the depths and the inner workings of the minds of these characters. I don’t need any back story. Take this film for what it is. It’s a film about three outcast high school kids who throw the most unforgettable party in history, and it is a complete blast to watch. Again, film's like it have been done again and again, but without question, it is the best of it's party film genre, and that's enough for me.

This movie does not just chronicle a party; it chronicles an experience. Just seeing it in theaters, was an experience all its own. It has been a while since the last time I was at a movie, and the entire crowd clapped and cheered at the end. The energy in the theater alone was indescribable.

No words can describe the sweet, sweet insanity of this movie. Go see it. Go see it right now. No, really... NOW!