Main character drinks and drinks and encourages others to do the same with no real consequences. I found the story flat. Watched it for the actors (and the high rating on IMDB), but they couldn't lift it up. Disappointed.

Many reviews describe it as a very realistic portrayal of the coming of age. But I didn't really see it to be that realistic. The dialogues and characters seem a bit too mature for the high school years. Most seem to be way more developed and know how to live their lives in a productive way. Yeah, this isn't high school. And the car accident was a tad of unrealistic. After I saw it I thought we see the funeral next. But no the girl seems to have a broken arm and fine afterwards.Still these things are easy to overlook. It is still a nice perspective on the teenage years. I always enjoy the silly teen comedies too, they remind me of the "good times", but an more serious movie on the actual pains and doubts we face back then is pretty good too.The thought that one should live in now is actually a very good one. One should. But at the same time one should still leave a bit of attention to the future. This is what our main character learns here. And seeing his struggle is pretty good. I like the scene when he asks his teacher what is so good about being an adult. I remember those thoughts as well. The movie portrays the relationships between charters very well. Aimee who helps Sutter to find himself while he introduces her to more confidence and fun. It is very well shown how their relationship starts to develop. I also like seeing how it is between him and his ex girlfriend Cassidy. She is a good girl too, not some nasty girl exes often are, especially in teen movies. So this was a good part of the movie. And his mother who takes care of him trying to protect him from finding out who his father is. I love the scene where she is convincing him that he is not like his dad. Very touching and believable.All in all a very good movie. Great acting, good story. It makes one reflect on their issues, let one connect to them and understand them.

I love both Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley , and I consider Mary Elizabeth Winstead to be awesome, but hey, come on, what a piece of empty trifle, mere baloney I have just watched? I mean, I am serious, this is a total waste of time, film amd effort. Nothing deep, or sincere, or touching, or decent here. What we see is...er...drinking. Much alcohol abuse, drinking, some making out, drunken talks, empty drama, shallow development, insincere dialog, useless twists, worthless effort, and voila, what we see is a very weak, very naive, very silly childish attampt at something deep but falling miserably behind, and lagging at each step. I was rubbing my eyes in utter disbelief, trying to catch any sign of anything solid or sensational. Instead, I saw a sleepy slow boerd Woodley, and wooden boring Teller. Why was this film made? No idea. What message did it deiver? No message. What worth did it bring? Nothing. Just a dull thud, boring yawn and useless effort.

Many of us have seen those sweet teen dramas that involve love and stories of going to the prom and having sex for the first time, and with this movie "The Spectacular Now" it blends a little bit of it all! Sutter(Miles Teller)is a high school party boy who's hard yet he's a charmer as he's swept shy young girl Aimee(Shailene Woodley)off her feet! Along the way both are faced with drama of life, and family thru it all this unlikely romance begins and both help each other thru the challenges of life. Overall sweet drama of discovery and it deals with life and love and coming to terms with one's own dealt deck and how to live in the now also.