Remember the Daze (The Beautiful Ordinary)

Remember the Daze (The Beautiful Ordinary) (2007)

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The feature debut from writer/director Jess Manafort, this bittersweet teen comedy centers on a group of kids on the last day of school in 1999. With an ensemble cast featuring Lyndsy Fonseca, Amber Heard, and Alexa Vega, the film follows several students as they relish the advent of summer vacation… More

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R, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By
Jess Manafort
Written By
Jess Manafort
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 11, 2008 Wide
On DVD
Jun 3, 2008
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Critic Reviews

  • Kyle Smith, New York Post

    This movie isn't even sophomoric; it's freshmanic.

  • Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

    [Director Jess] Manafort aims for Dazed and Confused, but falls well short of Can't Hardly Wait.

  • Laura Kern, New York Times

    Ultimately, the ensemble of more than 20 featured characters seems as vapid as the intentionally caricatured adults who pop up on occasion. Where are this decade's John Hugheses? Or even the Cameron Crowes?

  • Chad Greene, Boxoffice Magazine

    Mostly, though, Remember the Daze is a set of largely plotless scenes showing teens trying to score either sex or drugs, with no particularly profound point to any of it.

  • James C. Taylor, L.A. Weekly

    Remember the Daze has the irony-free, instant-nostalgia earnestness of your high school yearbook, but watching it is not likely to conjure your own youthful emotions -- it's more like flipping through the generic memories of a complete stranger.

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    Cast: Amber Heard, Alexa Vega, Melonie Diaz, Douglas Smith, Katrina Begin, Leighton Meester, Charles Chen, Sunny Doench, Shahine Ezell, Lyndsy Fonseca, Max Hoffman Director: Jess Manafort Summary: This dramedy follows a group of suburban teenagers during their last 24 hours of high… More

  • Glenn G


    I saw this at the LA Film Festival when it was called THE BEAUTIFUL ORDINARY and loved it. Reminded me of an updated DAZED AND CONFUSED. Hate the new title because it sounds too much like that film. It's VERY similar, not as funny, but shows off a promising new filmmaker.

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