Big Time Adolescence (2019) review

Monroe (Griffin Gluck) has been hanging out with much older Zeke (Pete Davidson) ever since he was a boy, but once he gets to high school the two concoct a half-assed money making scheme to sell drugs to other kids.  I like the chilled-out atmosphere from this Linklater-inspired buddy movie, and many of the elements ring true - Monroe's missteps with his crush Sophie (Oona Laurence), Zeke's cheating on girlfriend Holly (Sydney Sweeney), the guys playing video games while high on pot - though I wish it wasn't so literal and moralizing (some people never 'ascend' in life and stay locked in 'permanent adolescence,' hence the title).  Davidson, by trade, is a standup comedian and he has a definite poise on screen (it doesn't hurt that he's playing a character he's probably familiar with) while Jon Cryer has come a long way since portraying Duckie in Pretty in Pink.  My favorite line (while the main characters look at a Cy Twombly piece): "It's just a bunch of scribbles and dicks and violence all in a void."