Incoming Review Nathan: Hey nerds, today we're
diving into Incoming, a new coming of age comedy that aims high. Does this film bring in the
laughs and hit its mark? Or does it fall flat? Let's break it down right now. This back to the Nerd Social. I'm Nathan. As always, if you want to jump
ahead of the intro to my analysis or rating, see the chapter links below. Today we're reviewing Incoming, a film
that tries to capture the spirit of raunchy but heartfelt coming of age
comedies like Superbad and Good Boys. It's hitting Netflix on August 23rd
with a running time of 91 minutes. So does this movie hit
its coming of age target? I'm here to give you the lowdown. The spoil free logline for this movie
is, Four freshmen are faced with the greatest challenge of their lives. Their first high school party. Directors & Writers so the brother director duo, Dave Churnin
and John Churnin, known for It's Only Sonny in Philadelphia directs, Incoming. So Incoming is a comedy that aims
to blend a raunchy humor with the sweetness of a coming of age story,
but it struggles to find its footing. Main Cast Our main cast of boys include
Mason Thames as Benj Nelson, the de facto protagonist of the group. He is known for the black phone. Badari Siri as Donna Cush Cushani. The group's mischievous wannabe cool guy Rafael Alejandro as Connor, the
awkward friend with a napoleon complex. He is known for what's been time. And Roman Reed as Eddie, the cautious
and somewhat anxious member of the group. Ali Gala plays Alyssa Nilsen,
Benj's insufferable older sister. Isabella Ferreira as Bailey,
best friend in Benj's crush. She is known from Love Victor. Thomas Benj barboska as Ruby, a
smart mouth kid who causes trouble. He is known from the Mick, Kayvon Shy plays Kayvon Kashani, Donna's
aggressive and annoying older brother. Kaitlyn Olsen plays Mrs. Nilsen, the Nilsen's single mother. And finally Bobby Canavale Mr. Studebaker, the overly familiar
teacher with personal issues he's known for Boy Brock Empire. Ant Man, the Irishman. He was also in Maxine earlier this summer
in our review for that is up there. Analysis So let's get into analyzing this film. So this movie reaches for the
heights of classic coming of age comedies like Book Smart or Good
Boys from 2019, super Bad from 2007. and the classic American Pie from
but it never quite gets there. One of the major missteps is
the reliance of scatological humor that goes on way too long. And it's truly disgusting. It's. A tired trope that feels
forced and out of place. Bobby kind of Ollie plays Mr. Studebaker, as I mentioned
earlier, a teacher who tries to be cool with the students but
it ends up coming off as skeezy. While his character isn't sexually
inappropriate with the kids, his familiarity with the students
feels super uncomfortable. And honestly, Bobby probably
shouldn't have taken the role. The performances by the main four boys
are serviceable, but not memorable. The characters feel like derivatives
of better roles from better films and great adolescent shows like Big Mouth,
but with none of the charm or depth. Interestingly, the performances by
the women and girls in the film, especially Caitlin Olsen Nielsen
Isabella Ferreira as Bailey are stronger. Olsen in particular shines scene
at the end the kids get in trouble. The plot of this film is formulaic
and doesn't bring anything new to the table basically. it to hit the beats the raunchy coming
of age comedies that I mentioned before, but fails to capture the heart or the
humor of best entries in this genre. I think there are too many main characters
and the insufferable sibling subplot. So I feel overplayed that,
there's four boys, and two of them have insufferable siblings. There are a few laughs here and
there, but for the most part, the humor fell flat for me. The film struggles to balance raunchiness,
with the touchy moments, and as a result, neither aspect is fully realized, and
like I said, the literal scatological humor in particular drags on way too
long, and is more cringeworthy than funny. Conclusion & Rating The final analysis incoming earns a couch
co op or a four on our rating scale. It's a film that might pass the time
on a lazy night, but it's far from essential viewing If you're a diehard
fan of the genre, you might find a few moments of enjoyment, but don't
expect anything earth shattering. So have you seen incoming yet? What did you think of this
attempt to blend raunchy humor with coming of age themes? your thoughts in the comments down below. If you enjoyed this review don't forget
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