By rights, "Never Goin' Back" should be a chore to sit through. The jokes are dated, the behavior tasteless and the setups tired. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and. "Never Goin' Back" would make a good drive-in movie, if drive-ins were still a thing.

The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. In the spirit of 'Spring Breakers' and 'The Bling Ring,' Augustine Frizzell's feature debut is a fun, high-energy The movie's liberated spirit is reinforced by a signature soundtrack, ranging from Andrew Tinker's ridiculously over-the-top rap songs to Zhora's exhilarating. If one wished to be charitable, one could say that the characters in Never Goin' Back are blessed with youthful energy, no sense of guilt and an optimistic view of life that everything will turn out okay.

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A just slightly more guarded view would suggest that these girls are already two-thirds of the way toward a. Yet "Never Goin' Back" doesn't overplay the gender dynamics of its scenario; above all else, it's a buddy movie. While Angela constantly tries to Her experience provides a template for the movie's intentions: Frizzell establishes a rambunctious atmosphere of discontent and wanders through a. Written and Directed by Augustine Frizzell. The story revolves around two high school dropouts named Angela (Maia On a technical level, Never Goin' Back resembles yet another indie movie. Behind the camera is first-time writer/director Augustine.

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Review for the film " Never Goin' Back". The notes that Never Goin' Back hits seem overly familiar yet fresh. And instead of Seth Rogen knockoffs, Frizzell's stoner buds happen to be two teens of the female persuasion.

Daringly funny and bursting with personality, Never Goin' Back gracefully capitalizes on Frizzell's unabashed confidence, resulting in a raunchy, screwball debut that is sure to soon be on heavy rotation in door rooms across the nation. Never Goin' Back Movie Review: A daringly funny debut. At its heart, Never Goin' Back cares most about adolescent female friendship and its attendant joys. Jessie and Angela, always playful and affectionate, are able to joke about seemingly anything, and their puckish humor—with each other, with judging neighbors, with friends—rarely buckles under the strain.