A week or so ago I had the pleasure of attending a screening of Y2K, a new film written by Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter and directed by Mooney. The two co-writers were nice enough to attend the AMC Boston Common and goof around, answer audience questions, and provide us with insight into their writing, filmmaking, and acting processes.
Y2K glows when it lets its best players shine, and it’s pretty obvious those two people are Julian Dennison, (Danny), and Kyle Mooney (Garrett). Dennison has impeccable comedic delivery and is so loveable, and Mooney plays an oddball video store employee that we all love to see make questionable decisions.
Another star who makes a surprise appearance, and surprisingly delivers one of the best performances of the film, is Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit! His dry delivery and ability to represent a specific moment in history really makes the film hit home, it has truly special casting. I was also so excited to see Daniel Zolghadri of Funny Pages because I was already comparing this film to the most recent, and most memorable, A24 comedy I had seen in a minute. While Funny Pages steers more towards awkward, oddball, indie-style comedy, Y2K ironically brings out all the blockbuster cliches- and pays homage to a genre and time period so dear to many audiences. So if you find that valuable, I’d see this film.
This was a fun theater watch. I laughed out loud numerous times, (mostly at Mooney). Go see this in theaters now for the greatest viewing experience. Although I’ve never lived through 2000, my proximity to the nostalgia of the early aughts encourages me to reminisce on events I haven’t lived through, and this film does a good job memorializing that.
Jaeden Martnell stars as Eli, and Rachel Zegler stars as Laura, our key protagonists of the film. Eli seems insecure and sweet, so automatically audiences are sympathetic to him. Although the film is an homage to other early 2000s and late 90s films bound with intentional cliches, Laura’s character is just alright. I didn’t want to hate her, but I cringed multiple times at her dialogue. I don’t know if she is supposed to be likeable or not, but it wasn’t completely disruptive because there were so many other characters I was drawn to. We know she is a computer genius, but she seems to only have that going for her and constantly refers to her own popularity (something I’ve never seen happen in real life), while the other characters seem as though they could exist today. I think the 2000s tropes for female characters might have not been needed in a storm of other cliches, but it wasn’t blinding.
Overall, I had a great time, and I think the world is desperate for the comedy of Mooney. A great distraction, a great theater experience, and a great lineup of Gen-Z actors toying with the past in a hilarious way.
★ ★ ★ / ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Y2K glows when it lets its best players shine, and it’s pretty obvious those two people are Julian Dennison, (Danny), and Kyle Mooney (Garrett). Dennison has impeccable comedic delivery and is so loveable, and Mooney plays an oddball video store employee that we all love to see make questionable decisions.
Another star who makes a surprise appearance, and surprisingly delivers one of the best performances of the film, is Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit! His dry delivery and ability to represent a specific moment in history really makes the film hit home, it has truly special casting. I was also so excited to see Daniel Zolghadri of Funny Pages because I was already comparing this film to the most recent, and most memorable, A24 comedy I had seen in a minute. While Funny Pages steers more towards awkward, oddball, indie-style comedy, Y2K ironically brings out all the blockbuster cliches- and pays homage to a genre and time period so dear to many audiences. So if you find that valuable, I’d see this film.
This was a fun theater watch. I laughed out loud numerous times, (mostly at Mooney). Go see this in theaters now for the greatest viewing experience. Although I’ve never lived through 2000, my proximity to the nostalgia of the early aughts encourages me to reminisce on events I haven’t lived through, and this film does a good job memorializing that.
Jaeden Martnell stars as Eli, and Rachel Zegler stars as Laura, our key protagonists of the film. Eli seems insecure and sweet, so automatically audiences are sympathetic to him. Although the film is an homage to other early 2000s and late 90s films bound with intentional cliches, Laura’s character is just alright. I didn’t want to hate her, but I cringed multiple times at her dialogue. I don’t know if she is supposed to be likeable or not, but it wasn’t completely disruptive because there were so many other characters I was drawn to. We know she is a computer genius, but she seems to only have that going for her and constantly refers to her own popularity (something I’ve never seen happen in real life), while the other characters seem as though they could exist today. I think the 2000s tropes for female characters might have not been needed in a storm of other cliches, but it wasn’t blinding.
Overall, I had a great time, and I think the world is desperate for the comedy of Mooney. A great distraction, a great theater experience, and a great lineup of Gen-Z actors toying with the past in a hilarious way.
★ ★ ★ / ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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