Supersummer
There’s an assertion frequently made by certain Yalies, often the high-achieving, perfectionist, neurotic ones. It’s uttered in January or February, before they’ve landed their high-paying internship or job. “I don’t know what I’ll do,” they claim. “If worst comes to worst, I’ll just live in a box this summer!”
“Adventureland” chronicles the realization of this worst fear. The excellent Jesse Eisenberg stars as James Brennan — the kind of guy everyone refers to by last name — who just graduated as a Renaissance studies and comparative literature major from Oberlin. After his...
