The good news about American Teen is that it's an exact depiction of High School in America. The bad news about American Teen is that it's an exact depiction of High School in America. For me, it was like reliving a series of dental appointments. Not the fun kind, with laughing gas, either. I mean the kind where there are all kinds of weird poking pains and concerned talk between the dentist and the hygienist about gum recession. Breakfast Club set the standard for High School movies, but that was kind of a John Hughes fantasy. You'd watch it and pick which iconic archetype you're like, but you're not really like any of them because they're movie stars. The real deal is meaner, greasier, sadder, duller, several times less sexy and several times more awkward. So, terrific in the documentary sense. But if you were the kid who goes to Prom with a kind of family friend or something, like me, not all that fun. But still uplifting just for the fact that I'm not in school right now. That's going to be my happy thought for the week. Or until Tropic Thunder opens.