Prom Dates

I'm probably not the intended audience for a teen comedy, being a full-grown adult, but I watch them sometimes, because the teen comedies we had when I was a kid were not exactly inclusive. I found this movie funny, I think the lead characters were wonderful, the leads were convincing as best friends, beautifully supportive, and just silly enough to keep the film overall on the funny side, despite some heavier topics.

When I was the right age for this film, the only film with even some teenaged lgbtq+ characters was the film Heavenly Creatures. It was not a comedy, and it didn't have a happy ending. I wish this film, and some other lgbtq+ focused teen films had existed back then. You don't have to be queer to see the humour of this film, because most characters are straight, but it does add an element of "yeah, relatable" to this story. Also, yes, there's alcohol, drugs and all kinds of inappropriate things going on, but who cares, this is fiction, a comedy, and for once, it's from the girls' point of view.

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!

I always watch movies till the end even if its bad but this movie was the worst thing ever it's like they torturing you watching this movie it was horrible i just want to say even if you want to waste your time don't watch this waste your time doing something else the whole story acting actors were bad they could choose better acters atleast it was so bad just waste of money to make this horrible movie.

It doesn't even worth to be rated 2 starts in the past they made the best comedy prom movies ever the new generation is just ruined we are down coming instead of improving what the hell is wrong with this generation.

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.