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‘Snack Shack’ Review: Gabriel LaBelle and Conor Sherry Play Teenage Hustlers in a By-the-Book Coming-of-Age Tale
"Snack Shack," directed by Adam Rehmeier, earns its nostalgia play with age-appropriate profanity, but doesn't land its dramatic punches.
Armed with a talented cast, writer-director Adam Rehmeier’s 1991-set feature happily squares itself in a tradition of teenage hedonism and broad learning opportunities, settling into a generic but warm glow. “Snack Shack” largely operates as a slack series of shenanigans, but the budding teen romance offers a spine, as well as an opportunity to get dramatic once Brooke draws the attention of Moose, predictably putting the boys’ friendship in jeopardy. The director possesses a winning sense of comic discovery, welcoming unexpected ways to extend awkward interactions — like when AJ seems to accidentally fall of his bike while rushing away from Brooke — while also knowing when to put a button on scenes whenever a character achieves profound embarrassment.
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