Written by Benny Fine,
Rafi Fine and Molly Prather. Directed by Benny Fine. Starring Danielle
Campbell, Joel Courtney, Madelaine Petsch and Cameron Palatas. USA, 2017.
With the help of her
childhood friend, the most popular girl in school recruits a motely crew of
high school rejects to ruin the prom when she catches her best friend and
boyfriend making out in the hall. But deep down she wishes she could be prom
queen. Will she destroy prom? Won’t she?
Who cares. You guys, this
might be the nadir of Romancefest. Maybe it’s my fault. Maybe I should have
known to steer clear of this movie. Well, I watched it anyway. Sorry. Now you
don’t have to. It’s not very good. It’s mean spirited. It acts like it’s
rooting for the underdogs, and then makes fun of the underdogs. The tone, while
always mean, flies all over the place, with some scenes that are cartoonishly
funny, like a parody, and others that seem to take place in the real world. The
credits said this was a Fine Brothers Production, so I thought, who are they?
Well, I looked it up, and it’s hard to tell sort of but I guess they sued some
people claiming they invented the idea of reaction videos? So anyway, they made
it. It’s kind of a bummer because the young cast is talented and there’s even a
Degrassi joke. Someone should bring back Degrassi.
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