- Tom Charity : ` ` Project X '' loses more than it gains from the ` ` videography '' ' . There 's nothing new here -- the wild party is ingrained in youths ' rites of passage , he says . Even the hangover is shortchanged ( despite a producer credit for `` Hangover '' director Todd Phillips ) . ` ` Project X '' was directed by newcomer Nima Nourizadeh .
- Tom Charity : ` ` Project X '' loses more than it gains from the ` ` videography '' ' . There 's nothing new here -- the wild party is ingrained in youths ' rites of passage , he says . ` ` Project X '' was directed by newcomer Nima Nourizadeh .