Movie review: Project X

Movie: Project X (R18)

Genre: Comedy

Director: Nima Nourizadeh

Cast: Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper and Jonathan Daniel Brown

Reviewed by: Kristin Macfarlane

Rating: 3/5 stars

In our teenage years some of us may have known a fellow teenager who held a house party while their parents went away for the weekend - and of course it was talked about around the school and may have got a little out of control.

Project X takes this scenario to a whole new level.

It follows three high school students - to say it bluntly, they probably have gone throughout school unnoticed by their peers - who try to make a name for themselves by organising and hosting an over-the-top and unforgettable house party in celebration of one of their birthdays.

The whole movie is shown through the eyes of a video camera as the trio document all aspects of the birthday. However, it's not annoyingly done like Cloverfield and pretty easy to watch.

The elements of the over-the-top house party include intense security, booze, hot chicks, popular guys, drugs, sex, music and a midget - all but the latter part are probably many of the ingredients of house parties today in New Zealand.

The Project X house party gets completely out-of-control. Think expensive cars at the bottom of a pool, ripping off a drug dealer and burning your house down.

If you're a teenager you'll probably think this movie is one of the best out and wish there would be a similar party you could attend.

A lot of the footage is pretty salacious - and if I read it correctly, some of the clips included were supplied from people at real parties ... maybe some parents should watch the movie too?

There are a few laugh-old-loud moments, some cringeworthy moments and a couple of enlightening moments.

Some reviewers have slammed this flick, which I think is undeserving. You take this film for what it is.

If you're wanting to watch a movie with a strong storyline or some thing that's intellectually stimulating, this isn't it.

Think of Project X as the one-night stand option in the movie-world, it's there for you if you want a good-time with out having to put in a lot of effort.