Adventureland

Adventureland is the kind of movie that lives or dies by its atmosphere.  The story, about a recent college graduate(Jesse Eisenberg) saving money for grad school by working at a crummy amusement park and dealing with romantic travails in the late 80s, is stock coming-of-age material, save for some nifty supporting turns by the likes of Martin Starr as a bitter nerdlinger.  What makes the movie affecting is how much a given audience member relates to the details; the wall-to-wall 80s rock soundtrack, the meticulous 80s wardrobe, the elegantly decaying park rides and game booths, the bleary late night bull sessions, all painted with a fine camel hair brush.  If this stuff sets off a tuning fork of aching recognition in your chest, you'll be enraptured.  If you find the protagonist to be a pretentious, dithering nozzle head, then you'll find much less to like.