Graduation (2007)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Michael Mayer

Writers:

Michael Mayer (story) and
D. Cory Turner (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The future is theirs...if they don't get caught.

Plot:

Four best friends plot to rob a bank during their high school graduation ceremony in order to help out one of the teen's sick relatives.

Plot Keywords:

Robbery | Heist

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Shannon Lucio	...	Polly Deely
Riley Smith	...	Chauncey Boyd
Chris Marquette	...	Carl Jenkins
Chris Lowell	...	Tom Jackson
Adam Arkin	...	Dean Deeley
Aimee Garcia	...	Suzy Winters
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Blake Baxendell	...	Badboy / Jock
Jamie Baxendell	...	High School Student
Greg Benson	...	Sgt. Wrigley
Stephanie Bertoni	...	Nurse
Robert DiDonato	...	S.W.A.T leader
Richard Fike	...	Police Officer
Minda Fisher	...	Librarian
Brandon Hanson	...	Derek
Mara Herbkersman	...	High School Student
William Kania	...	Fireman
Tommy Lafitte	...	Leroy Dell
Meritt Latimore	...	Teacher
Huey Lewis	...	Mike
Quantia Mali	...	Adult Chaperone
Jennifer Massey	...	Barbara
Jeff Monahan	...	Floyd
David Morse	...	Police Officer
Glynnis O'Connor	...	Mary
Charles David Richards	...	Sniper
Victor A. Sandoval	...	Bank Costumer
Richard S. Sargent	...	Goth Kid
Ian Short	...	Charlie
Trisha Simmons	...	Marie
Matt Veltri	...	Swat team member
Lisa Ann Walter	...	Carol
Michael Joseph Thomas Ward	...	Principal Geibel

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Hanson Film Group

Quotes:

Polly Deely: I don't get you.
Tom Jackson: Isn't that why you're dancing with me?

Soundtrack:

I Parade Myself

Annoying teenage movie flop

You can tell that this movie is going to be annoying right from the beginning. Not much buildup to make the viewers care about any of the characters. Do teenage kids really put their lives and future on the line to help out one of their friends' parent who's in dire need? Maybe. But this movie is very unconvincing of this notion.

What I can't stand is over acting and meaningless distractions that are meant to be funny. It's just annoying and questions any hint of realism. The part that did it for me was when the wannabe good actor with green hair gets distracted by a cute bank teller rather than deliver a crucial item of their plan. Blah. I turned it off. No need to watch further.

And I did enjoy movies like Sugar & Spice, Bring It on and even Stick It. All off the wall teenage movies that are charming and funny. This movie, Graduation, is a total mess, lacking in neither of these qualities.