Film

Bart Got a Room (2008)

Synopsis

It’s ticktock ticktock for Danny as the prom approaches, and he still doesn’t have a date. With the help of his plain-Jane best friend and likable but wacky parents (Cheryl Hines, William H. Macy), his hopes for that “special” night may come true in this colorful and quirky comedy.

[THIS SYNOPSIS IS COURTESY OF THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL. ANY OPINIONS EXPRESSED DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF TIME OUT NEW YORK OR ITS FILM DEPARTMENT.]

Movie review

From Short Review - NY

**** (Four stars)
Michael Cera isn't the only one who can play the part of the awkward but endearing teen boy. Enter Steven Kaplan as Danny Stein, a high-school senior on a mission to find a date for prom. After several failed attempts at wooing the cheerleader, the bad girl and even the best friend, Camille (played by Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat), Danny finds himself with a prebooked hotel room but—at the time the limo arrives to carry him to the big dance—no date. While Danny's troubles are laugh-out-loud funny in a cringeworthy, American Pie kind of way, it's his divorced parents (Cheryl Hines and William H. Macy) who steal the show with silly relationship drama of their own. This dating-related hilarity is set against the backdrop of a community dominated by doddering retirees (in Florida, one assumes), which somehow makes the teen angst at the center of the story that much funnier.—Lindsey Unterberger, TONY Kids Web editor

[This is a TONY staff review, written for the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. It is not considered an official review and should not be read as such. Please think of it as a casual impression from a movie-loving friend.] 

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