Didn’t know this movie was going to exist until one day before release, and when I heard about it I was incredibly excited. The genre is a guilty pleasure, and the two leads have been enjoyable in many things in their young careers. Not to mention, a direct to Paramount movie is always exciting to get some added value out of the membership.
WITH THAT BEING SAID…it’s about as good of a straight to streaming movie you could hope for. It doesn’t reach the heights of many other coming of age high school movies, but it works. Think a steaming version of “Booksmart”, because that’s basically what this movie is. And I think that’s all it needs to be. Not one I would outwardly recommend when better counterparts exist, but it’s worth watching and I’m sure a big audience will really enjoy this one.
Rating: 3/5 - 7.5/10 - Worth Watching
I love high school comedies and this definitely is a must watch for fans of this genre. It has some nice jokes, but the best part is the heart of the movie and the coming-of-age story. The main character breaking the 4th wall also fits perfectly to the vibe of the movie. I was also quite surprised by the twist, didn't expect it all.
Better than expected and thankfully warmer than the cold beginning. I give it a B-
Was expecting a random teen movie, got a smart, funny and actually surprising movie - and these days actual surprise in plots are really, really rare (at least for me etc etc, to each its own), let alone all 3!
(But) it is a teen movie, light and funny, with no pretension to be anything more.
Nothing we haven't seen in other high school comedies but the twist was good. I liked how they flipped the nerd trope. Angourie did a great job carrying the movie.
It starts out pretty annoying to insufferable with the cast making it somewhat bearable. The back half twist is actually decent and almost saves the movie
I thought, "What the heck! I'll watch something light," even though I don't usually go for comedy. But this is a special film. Yes, it's comic, but it's worth watching. Excellent story arc, great variety of characters, and it's worth your time to see what happens. (I just hope our civilization can soon get over this teen entrapment theme; but that's certainly not a major plot point.)
Shout by DenisBlockedParent2022-08-05T00:30:37Z
It was an alright movie with some strong and important messages. However, it is still a high school coming-of-age movie, and these usually end up being movies alright. It was saved by the twist.