“Just so you know, judging from my little experience, I kind of believe in fate. It just works in really fucked up ways sometimes.” – Denise Fleming, Can’t Hardly Wait. The release of Can’t Hardly Wait coincided with a very important moment in my life – my high school graduation. Having just finished some of the best/worst moments of my life, it was able to relate to the characters in this movie (especially the nerd, William Lichter). Can’t Hardly Wait takes a lot of cues from American Graffiti (one of my favorite movies); it has a multi-storyline structure that follows various characters on the last night of their high school lives. The difference between the two movies is that American Graffiti has a cinéma vérité feeling to it, while Can’t Hardly Wait is highly stylized. In my opinion Can’t Hardly Wait is one of the better teenage comedies from the late 1990s/early 2000s, largely due to its likable cast and energetic direction by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kap
This is a blog that is devoted entirely to film analysis. I tend to analyze movies in a historical context. What were the cultural trends at the time? Why was the rationale behind the movie? I also tend to write about lesser-known movies, as there really isn't much more that can be said about most mainstream movies. I hope you enjoy!!!