‘Discontinued’ Mixes Teen Angst and The End of The World for a Pleasing Comedy (Movie Review)

Discontinued

Rating: 9/10

Director: & Writer: Trevor Peckham

Style: Sci-fi/Comedy

Time: 91 minutes

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUQBAbZ6B1g

Review by Mike Szymanski

It’s tough to make a teen comedy that’s smart and for an overall audience. Mix in sci-fi elements and a good teen film is practically non-existent (a good one, that is.)

“Discontinued” is not necessarily a teen comedy, in fact, it’s for everyone — and perhaps for everyone except teens because most of those kids get it.

“Discontinued” mixes the ideas of “The Matrix” with Diablo Cody-like speaking from “Juno” and creates a delightful, fun film that is surprising and enjoyable.

The wise-cracking sarcasm comes from Sarah, who is a Millennial with a lot of anxiety about the future and what it holds. Her therapist thinks she is too sarcastic and her best friend says she is “fast-tracking it to the cat lady phase.”