Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Really Surprised!

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Daydream Nation is a film that I very much want to like, in fact, I'd even call it a guilty pleasure. Believe me, something about this film is charming. It has a nice atmosphere, style, tone, etc. Daydream Nation knows what it's trying to be. That alone is what keeps me from giving the movie anything higher than a three. Aside from the charm (and a few subtleties involving a man in a white suit) the film didn't really offer much. One of the main ideas the movie offers is identity, we hear a lot of Kat Dennings' character talking about how no one knows the real her, however, us as the audience never even know. The most we learn about her is that she moved from the city and her mom died. Who is she other than that? What does she do besides have sex with guys and then confuse them? The same goes for the teacher character, Mr. Anderson. We don't learn anything about him until it's time for him to be irrelevant. Moving on to the screenplay... well, it certainly isn't good enough for the film to be carried by as much narration as it is. There are a few missed opportunities to incorporate some playful or charming banter between characters so that we could get to know them, but instead this is usually replaced by sex or awkward small talk. In the end the film does have a certain charm to it that leaves me feeling drawn to it, but I can still definitely recognize that it's not "technically a great film".

Personnaly, i found the movie perfect to fit its goal. I was amused the whole time and intrigued. Kat Dennings was more beautiful than ever with her incredible stare. She growns mature as an actress and this could be her best movie ever. Her character represented the perfect teen seen from extreme opposite of love and affection. Reece Thompson was sexier than Jonh Lucas cause his fading beauty and i would have chosen him too considering the facts. His acting was fine as virgin and single son but i liked the characters traits more. Josh Lucas get better with age, he was someone i could refer with cause i always smile too, and this movie made it easier to maintain. Katie Boland was so sincere and encrusted in her role that she deserves a special attention. It was a cliché movie that seduced me. It showed all side of love from childhood through parenthood and i liked when both parents met up. The kids relations made me smile as its how love should be, hand in hand.I would just have wished for longer sex scenes XD but it made my top 10 easily at first sight.I cant forget the story now and i wised i was a sexy writer now who wouldn't fall so easily for a young slut, she only had sex with two guys after all. I suggest to heal yourself from sadness and reanimate the true meaning of love, sex and beauty. Many actors have huge potential, even Natasha Calis, she was cute in her role. Its a rare pearl i found and will cherish the DVD for ever. Thank you for reading it all. +

This one just happened to appear on Showtime today. I started to watch it and about 15 minutes in I said "ok I will record this and watch it later." I kept watching and at about 30 minutes in I was still watching. I kept watching more and more of it and saying I would watch it later. Pretty soon the whole 1 and 3/4 hours went by and I found myself unable to tear myself away. It was impossible to stop. I was hypnotized.I usually don't find much to like about movies these days. They are violent, loud, juvenile, predictable and boring. Finally one that has real characters, in real situations, with real thoughts and feelings. The characters are mature and well drawn with depth and the kind of complexity that says volumes about the observational skills of the writer. It was sensitively directed and acted. And you know what the best thing about it was? At any moment in the film I had no idea where it was going. I have seen thousands of films and I can spot a cliché a mile away. This one was like no other film I have ever seen. Totally unpredictable.Do whatever you have to do to see it. Treat yourself to something different then you can go back to films with drugs, car crashes, guns, and urban horror stories. Just give yourself one chance to see a really well crafted and mature work of art.

WHOA. That was the worst movie I've seen since Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Dennings just don't know how to pick em am I rite? The script seems to have been written by a melancholy, manic depressive 14 year-old with not a care in the world about a story that actually makes any sense. What's up with the serial killer? Nothing because it carries no relevance at all and adds nothing to the story. I'm sure the normal teacher we see at the beginning of the movie actually falls in love with the terribly one-dimensional, oh so witty teenage brat who wreaks of sex and pretentiousness. What's with our drugged up support lead teen boy? Well, nothing again because his character doesn't make any sense. His friend died? His sister is in love with some nerd? His mom's all over lover girls dad for 10 minutes? There is no coherency what so ever. Nothing that happens matters, or is realistic or is even that captivating. Plus, Dennings as the narrator? Come on, you should have her doing as little talking as possible in any film, it's too painful for everyone. I can't continue. It is so unbelievably frustrating how bad this movie is. It's just shameful.