Film Review – Adulthood

As a filmmaker, Alex Winter is perhaps best known for his documentaries, including “Zappa,” “Downloaded,” and “Deep Web: The Untold Story of Bitcoin and the Silk Road.” He’s been curious about the world and its underpublicized dangers, also offering an overview of creativity and media influence. Winter puts his concerns aside for a moment to make “Adulthood,” which plays into his love for dark comedies, originally on view in 1993’s wholly bizarre “Freaked.” One might expect the helmer to go crazy with this examination of tensions and troubles with a pair of siblings who discover their parents may have been responsible for a murder committed 30 years ago. The premise has tremendous potential, and screenwriter Michael M.B. Gavin (“Fat Kid Rules the World”) offers a few portions of insanity as the main characters sink deeper into trouble. But there’s something a little bit off about “Adulthood,” which feels muted at times, finding Winter unable or unwilling to reconnect with his anarchic side and really go crazy with the endeavor. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com