Jason Orley's direction is fine, and the picture is well made for a low budget indie, but Pete Davidson is all you'll really remember when you leave the theater. And for many, that'll be enough
as coming-of-age stories about wayward teens go, writer-director Jason Orley's debut is a sturdy, endearing portrait of youth in revolt that takes few surprising turns
a wild comedy than a relatively straight coming-of-age movie sprinkled with (mild) chuckles; no arc and not all that much surprise. "Big Time Adolescence" isn't bad, but it's a trifle
a bittersweet look at taking one's idols off their pedestals; Pete Davidson is smart enough...here he is disciplined, showing fine comic timing and yielding the screen when it serves the movie
"Big Time Adolescence" is something of a triumph for Pete Davidson. It's a modest, familiar movie, certainly, with themes about growing older and leaving the people you idolize behind, but his weirdly compelling screen presence elevates it
