Movie Reviews: The World's End, The Spectacular Now and You're Next

Before you look for movie showtimes this weekend, remember to check out these movie reviews on Patch. These reviews come from Patch blogger Mark Glass and other local St. Louis critics. 

The Spectacular Now

• Run Time: 95 mins. 
• Starring: Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kyle Chandler
  
• Rated: R

Mark Glass, Patch blogger: "**1/2 In most teenage romances, whether comedies or otherwise, whenever the flawed popular boy becomes surprisingly involved with a girl from the other end of the social order, he invariably learns Valuable Lessons making him a better person; and she ends the film prettier, happier and more fulfilled than anyone in their school could have imagined." Full Review

The World's End

• Run Time: 109 mins. 
• Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Rosamund Pike, Paddy Constantine, Martin Freeman
• Rated: R

Mark Glass, Patch blogger: *** ½ (R)Everyone who loved the previous bizarre comedies starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz will be salivating over their latest madcap adventure. Full Review

You're Next

• Run Time: 96 mins. 
• Starring: Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, A.J. Bowen, Nicholas Tucci.
• Rated: R

Mark Glass, Patch blogger: ***½ (R) My rating does not mean this is an above-average film. It’s an above-average slasher flick. The acting is mostly mediocre, and the set-up is standard. A bunch of people go to a big old house in the woods for a weekend celebration. Maimings ensue. But there are some crowd-pleasing novelties in the mix, even moments in which everyone in the audience is almost certain about what will happen next. Full Review.