`` Adventureland '' is about a young man spending a summer in a crummy carnival . He meets an old lady who tells him that he has to go back home and get his parents, but the boy decides not to do it because of how bad things are there. There 's also an extended cameo from Ryan Reynolds , an actor whose faintly supercilious good looks have graced innumerable dumb slacker comedies , including `` Van Wilder , '' `` Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle '' and `` Waiting . '' Director Greg Mottola cares about characters , making movie richer , Charity says .
`` Adventureland '' is about a young man spending a summer in a crummy carnival . He meets an old lady who tells him that he has to go back home and get his parents, but the boy decides not to do it because of how bad things are there. Director Greg Mottola cares about characters , making movie richer , Charity says .