Prom Dates

I'm sure we all have watched at least of of these kind of movies, let's say Booksmart ? Or Plan B ? Well that doesn't matter - we are up for a ride on the same rollercoaster, baby !!

The story is about two high school girls and them finding someone to go to prom with, Hannah and Jess are typical annoying confused teens and they are coming out of their adolescence. Female friendship, silly cringe comedy, coming out of age are the major themes.

See, this movie is not some deep cinema or whatever, it is a silly little movie with silly jokes and it is really fun to watch at girls' movie nights, sleepover or by yourself when you need a silly movie to rewind.

So I gotto admit I'm the occasional sucker for teenage comedies. Hence, once in a while I check some out. This one did not particularly stand out, but it was one of these nights where you just wanna have some dumb fun.

Storywise, we are faced with two teenage girls who made a pact to have prom dates. Sounds even dumber when you spell it out.

Well, the leads were instantly likable and had great chemistry. Other characters did not stand out in any way (with the exception of maybe Vodka Heather...), but were kind of hyper stereotypes. Quite strange in the context of this particular coming of age story.

The movie did not look cheap. The acting was fine. The editing was tight and followed genre conventions. So from a practical perspective, solid movie work.

In summary, a really silly coming of age comedy with enough quirkyness to keep you entertained.

Being a Disney movie, I find it weird though to contrast queer themes with employing hyper stereotyped characters and resolving conflicts with a little good hearted violence. Nevertheless, I had fun. Enjoy!

Best friends, Hannah (Julia Lester) and Jess (Antonia Gentry), made a pact at 13 to have a great prom with their dates. They are now high school seniors. Jess finds her boyfriend cheating. Hannah's boyfriend is too clingy and she comes out of the closet. The two best friends suddenly find themselves dateless just 24 hours before prom.

The girls are well into their twenties. That's my first impression and the lasting one. I can't ignore it every time they're on the screen. Most of these 'kids' are well into their twenties. Otherwise, this is a fine raunchy teen comedy. It has a lot of the familiar humor. A lot of it works well except these actors are too old. Maybe there are child labor laws involved. Still, they need actors who look like teenagers.

The 2018 blocker's movie was way funnier and had a better cast.

Prom Dates: The Movie is a complete disaster from start to finish. The plot is incredibly cliché and predictable, featuring all the usual high school stereotypes and overused tropes. The acting is wooden and unconvincing, making it hard to feel any real connection to the characters. The dialogue is cringe-worthy and filled with cheesy one-liners that fall flat every time. The pacing is slow and uneven, leaving viewers feeling bored and disinterested. Overall, Prom Dates: The Movie is a forgettable and poorly executed film that offers nothing new or exciting to the teen romance genre."

This is another recent raunchy teen comedy that deals with issues faced by the Lgbtq community from a sensitive progressive perspective without losing the edginess expected from the subgenre. And yet again it really nails it.

I'll get what little negative there is to say out of the way quickly. At one point in this it felt like they were running out of material though later stuff reveals they hadn't. Another time it feels like the season finale of a soap opera. And there are a few jokes that punch down.

I understand that some people really hate that this does not completely feel like it takes place in reality. The excellent Youtuber Stutterbox recently did a video on the movie Bottoms where he points out that it's not exactly how it happened that we're seeing, rather it's how it was retold to others.

This is hilarious from start to finish. I'm not sure if it had a bigger budget than Plan B and I can't check right now because my wrists are in too much pain or if it's just that this was able to spend it in a way that is more showy but definitely it has strong production value.

Some characters are broader than others but the acting is all solid. Nobody feels like they're in a different movie. It manages to cover a lot of issues faced by the target demographic especially considering that it's laser focused specifically on prom.

It doesn't shy away from potentially controversial subjects though I can imagine that at least some of them are handled with a tiny bit less care than would be ideal. Most of them I can't speak to but I would definitely say that I did not love the bits about learning disability. 8/10.