POSITIVES…
There are some fresh fun to be had in this charming story, especially considering the derivative nature of your typical teenage girl coming-of-age comedy movie.
Has an excellent opening montage that sets up the story.
This has some enjoyable comedic situations that can only be had with this movie’s fascinating premise.
The dialogue here are also fun to listen to, and written in that hyper realistic way, that you wished you could have talked like that when you were a teenager.
The back and forth verbal exchanges that Hannah Marks’ April has with Addison Riecke’s Agnes in this movie entertained me to no end.
I appreciated the fact that this movie was not afraid to embrace it’s expletive-laden language and dirty jokes.
A lot of what makes this movie an enjoyable watch is because of the two acting leads; Hannah Marks and Liana Liberato. The chemistry they have together is just spot on.
Has a good pace and narrative. All in a tight 84 minutes.
Gotta love the overall thematic messages and lessons that this movie has.
NEGATIVES…
It’s a teenage girl coming-of-age story. It’s not that new. Expect the cliches, familiar plot tropes, and the general predictability of it all.
Yes, once again we have twenty-somethings playing high school kids.
Watching teenage angst and raging hormones will probably cause some people to roll their eyes a lot.
Dylan Sprouse doesn’t really add too much to this movie besides his looks.
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