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Having been a fan of Brooke Lewis Bellas, I decided to give this a try because I needed something to listen to on the drive to and from work. I ended up so addicted I listened to it on all my breaks and free time until I finished. Brooke does a great job of bringing to life the character Violet, a talented singer who's been screwed by life. Brooke brings out Violet's ambition, inner turmoil, anger, bitterness, and heartbreak. What this character had gone through was so messed up, and Brooke made me feel for her. I expected the drama I received from this podcast and the twists. It made it fun. I didn't expect the tone to turn dark. It reminded me of one of my favorite movies American Mary.

The entire cast was great. I didn't realize who they were until I checked out IMDb. Nikki Blonsky was hella fun. I really didn't recognize Bronson Pinchot even after learning what role he played. He was a chameleon. My favorite actor besides Brooke was Eric Etebari. Great story and acting.

With that said I wasn't a fan of the ending. It felt abrupt. It felt like there was supposed to be more but maybe they just ran out of money and had to come up with a quick end. I hope there's another season to follow up with the events of the ending.

Also, my bigger issue was that, unlike an audiobook that explains actions, you're mostly relying on sound effects and some exposition to explain what's happening. At times confusion was minor but by the end, I was very lost at what was happening. It's why I gave this a 9 instead of a 10.

I honestly only watched this because of actress Brooke Lewis Bellas. Any Brooke fans just know the trailer makes it seem like she's in it more. But, she came and went. A travesty I say as this is a waste of super talent. With that rant over I'm legit surprised how fun this film was. Cheesy AF and low budget, but overall I had fun. I've seen enough of these and some can drag. This one went by pretty quickly (thought in fairness it's also shorter than expected) I think the ending was either trying to set up for a sequel or maybe there's a message it was trying to state that went over my head? Either way, it just felt unsatisfying. But overall still had fun.

Was surprised at how cute and funny this film was. Both leads played their roles respectively. I do feel like the budget interfered with what could have probably been an awesome final act. But at the end of the day I was there to see one of my favorite actresses Brooke Lewis Bellas. Can never say enough good things about actress Brooke Lewis Bellas. I love her as a Scream Queen, but ohmygah did she have me on the floor with this role. She nailed it again in this funny Mom in Leopard Pants role Tawny. I watch a lot of indie film and I don't think people realize how hard it is to create a character like this without acting way over the top. Brooke Lewis Bellas has the acting ability to layer these roles with the exact amount of reality and subtly. Wish she was in it more. But nonetheless i enjoyed myself.