Netflix pick for 5/6/13 – ‘Wet Hot American Summer’

“Wet Hot American Summer” is a great comedy from David Wain (Wanderlust, Role Models) and featuring many of the comedians who comprise various comedy troupes and television shows like The State, Viva Variety and Stella, as well as actors before they hit it big like Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler and Christopher Meloni. It’s a weird little satirical comedy set in a summer camp, and if you’re willing to go along for the ride, this movie will take you to come crazy places.

“Wet Hot American Summer” is set in a summer camp, specifically the last day of camp, in the summer of 1981, and all the counselors and teenagers are portrayed by actors in their 30s, which is already pretty hysterical, and it is mostly centered on Michael Showalter (Signs, The Baxter) and his character’s pathetic attempts to convince a girl to like him. This is a fun movie with its share of surprises, so give it a shot right here on the good ole Netflix Instant.