Newport Beach Film Festival 2009

I wish this film existed when I was a teenager. It's a valentine to everything that makes those years such a rich treasure trove of feeling and excitement. In addition, unlike most other films about teenagers, it's a deeply honest, often humorous account of what draws young people to both rock 'n roll and to each other...explaining the dynamics of a teenage rock community's struggle to define themselves both as musicians and as people, especially when it comes to grappling with the pangs of romantic love and eventual heartbreak. All in all, a deeply personal, sweetly innocent film that serves as a refreshing antidote to all things cynical and hopeless. "All Ages Night" could potentially be the finest film to emerge about teenage romance and rock music in many years..