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"Project X" is that beau who sets off warning bells when he's there to date your little girl. You won't want to let her out the door with this creep.
This is a film desperately in need of a McLovin. Also, jokes would help. And comedic chemistry between the actors. And an ending that isn't a bolted-on cop-out. Save yourselves. It's too late for me.
The movie has all the heft of a tweet, but Philips has made it look pimp and, until the police end the party, Project X really is a riot.
Ultimately, Project X is an example of why gimmicks rarely work, especially once the new shine has worn off.
"Project X" bears a cravenly piggish attitude toward rewarding socially unacceptable behavior that feels unseemly rather than exciting, so-what rather than so-funny and obvious instead of new.
"There's a midget in the oven!" is about as inspired as the dialogue and set pieces get in this queasy-making entertainment about a 17-year-old dude's birthday bacchanalia.
Laughs? Just one or two chuckles. Acting? Pretty flat. X stands for Xcuse to shrug off empty-spectacle moviemaking as awesome partying for Hollywood's coveted teen demographic. X marks that Xtremely cynical profiteering spot atop the box office.
Except for bits concerning the dog, I didn't hear myself laughing.
If you don't mind the adolescent male point-of view (read: constant objectifying of the opposite sex) there's plenty to enjoy here.
The party won't stop, even though you want it to.
Overloaded with foul language, gratuitous nudity, obnoxious characters, and the sub-standard cinematography of the "found footage" style.... But damn if it's not entertaining.
A bad-taste comedy with energy and anarchy to spare -- maybe too much of both
An unhealthy strain of misogyny runs through the dialogue, and the film- makers' unquestioning acceptance of high-school one-upmanship fairly turns the stomach.
Although much of this obvious yet ingenious film is filler, it may be a game-changer in its genre, and its fiery, almost apocalyptic final act recalls the liberating anarchy of the great 'Rock 'n' Roll High School.'
... a lame, laughless, pathetic little comedy.
'Project X' is probably the most persuasive argument for retiring the 'found footage' genre.
The film's clumsy attempts to give its characters some emotional depth feel tacked-on and disingenuous.
...substituting crudity and shock value for intelligence and wit, this seems to encourage impressionable youth to engage in deplorable behavior.
( ... ) puts the X firmly into eXcess.
4:30pm 1 March 2012, the time a I saw the film industry and possibly humankind, hit a brand new low with Project X. A film so bad it doesn't deserve to be called a film or be allowed a release anywhere inside our solar system - including Pluto.
A found footage film. Wow...original.
"Hangover" for the high school crowd that sends absurd messages about underage drinking, drug use and sexual activity.
The script plays like what you'd get if you put Animal House, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, House Party, Risky Business and Superbad in a blender.
It's sick. It's vile. It's deeply unpleasant.
Crude, repetitive and offensive, propelling the R-rated teen sex comedy cycle.
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