POSITIVES…
As far as Road Trip movies goes, it didn’t exactly break the mold, but it was pretty entertaining.
The chemistry between Haley Lu Richardson as Veronica and Barbie Ferreira as Bailey is fantastic, and is easily the reason to see this.
Barbie Ferreira brings a fun energy to the movie, and the squareness of Haley Lu Richardson’s character is charmingly cute.
Supporting cast is good as well, from Alex MacNicoll, Breckin Meyer, Sugar Lyn Beard, Giancarlo Esposito, and more.
It is an amusing movie with entertaining comedic bits, like the pawn shop scene, state border crossing secret handshake, aggressive ballerina, and more.
Love the pop culture references, from the song picks for the sings along, the Star Trek related jokes, plus that particular Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows question.
I like how they integrate all the modern tech services, and social media, into the plot. Felt almost like what I imagine a Gen-Z movie would be.
The general theme is nicely familiar, while the social issue theme should merit a discussion.
NEGATIVES…
Many people don’t think abortion is a joke, and this movie might come off as very offensive. It’s also definitely very much treated as a one-sided debate here.
There’s a little bit of predictability, conveniences, and cliche moments, that you would expect.
Some parts were kinda slow, and kinda grinds a bit of that energy to a crawl.
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