Pepper_Mouth I could relate to this movie. The actresses did a great job. Some people say it's unlikely a girl would write stuff in her journal like "With a flick of her finger, Is ZAPPED Myrna and her vicious clique into perpetual detention." 1) That would result in early conflict, thus, in early movie. TRUST ME ON THIS. Besides, how do you think writers write so you can feel your actually there, it's a real experience? They take they're own real life events and change it around. The reason it got an eight instead of a ten is because that scene in gym. She's writing on her tablet. Wouldn't a gym teacher punish her? They punish people for every other little offense, why not miss this one? This is an awesome movie, don't get me wrong, very nice.

meowmiz I read the book based on this movie several years ago and I must say, I remember enjoying the book and the movie was a bit disappointing. Ihave no complaints about the acting, but I noticed no credit to the book except near the end, "How my private, personal journal became a national bestseller." Also, the plot line seemed very different and much more predictable than the book. This might just be me, but I did not like the movie very much at all. I asked some of my Disney-channel-obsessing friends if they thought that the book was better too and they didn't even know the movie was based on a book! Nothing against DisneyChannel or any of the actors, but I did not like this movie.

rtotheach I thought this movie was great! It was very fun to watch because it's not so normal, no movies are based on writing. I thought it was great how much the main character Jami, (Kay Panabaker who is one of my favorite actresses) changed over the movie. She went from a girl that wants to be someone else to someone that ends up really appreciating her life. Since I'm a teenager I can relate to a lot of the problems in the movie, and I think a lot of the other viewers feel the same. I also liked how Jami's alter ego Is was always telling and trying to convince Jami to do the wrong thing, but at the end Jami wouldn't let Is get inside her head. So overall this was a great movie and I highly recommend it!

Dontcallmekeys For as long as I can remember, I've been addicted to Disney movies whether they were animated or on the Disney Channel. I remember waiting every month for the latest Disney Channel film to premiere and throughly enjoying each new film. Though I cannot pin-point exactly when it started happening but slowly Disney Channel movies began taking a turn for the worst and I stopped watching them as I grew older; no doubt they were still entertaining for little kids but one of the things I always enjoyed (and still do) about Disney is that they masterfully appeal to both children and adults, not to mention those inbetween. The first Disney Channel movie I watched in as long as I can remember was "High School Musical" and my faith in the channel was instantly renewed. But this review is not about "High School Musical", but about Disney's latest film "Read It and Weep," the first Disney Channel film since "HSM" that actually caught my attention."Read It and Weep" follows the (mis)adventures of a high school freshmen, Jamie, who is always on the outside looking in. True, she's got three great friends, a cool but strange older brother and loving parents but Jamie wants something more. She wants the hottest boy in school, Marco, to notice her and wants to be able to stand up against Sawyer and her gang of "Populars" for once. But, seeing as Jamie will never be able to get up the guts to do these things, she creates the character Is to live out these wishes for her. Is (short for Isabelle) is the girl that every other girl wants to be and every guy wants to date; in short, Is is perfect. Not only can Is climb the rope in gym class and get the guy, but she can also "zap" away any problem that gets in her way. Accidentally, Jamie turns in the story of Is to her English teacher and the "novel" ends up being published in the school newspaper because making it all the way to the Bestseller list. Suddenly Jamie (or rather, Is) finds herself sky-rocketing in popularity; Sawyer and the "Populars" actually want to be friends with her and Marcco is starting to look her way. But slowly, things start to get out of control, especially when Is begins to manifest herself as a more permanent part of Jamie's life and prompt Jamie to wonder how much of Is is just a character and how much of Is is in herself. Jamie faces the age-old dilemma of choosing between what she thinks she wants and what made her happy before, leaving a good message for all tweens who watch the film.As an 18-year-old, I found certain things about the film bothersome that wouldn't even enter the mind of the tweens and younger children who watch it, so I know I'm simply nitpicking. The fact that Jamie's novel is so successful in such a short time is highly impossible, though enviable, but the plot is bearable given the fact that it's a light-hearted kid's film and the intended audience wouldn't care too much about all the steps it takes to earning that sort of career and popularity. The story is cute (based upon the pre-teen novel "How my Private Journal Become a Best Seller -sorry if that's not the exact title) and the characters are warm, though Jamie is slightly obnoxious at times. The real winner of the story, however, is Is (played by Danielle Panabaker, Kay's older sister) who doesn't get as much screen time as she should. Panabaker Sr. plays her character with a comfortable ease, no doubt feeding off the fact that she's used to upstanding her younger sis (though Kay has a promising career in front of her in the children's movie set, if I'm not mistaken) and is enjoyable the entire time.For the intended audience, "Read It and Weep" offers a very important lesson: you don't need to be superhuman to be happy and content. Being yourself is just as fine as being like Is. While most children's films will force their messages down the throats of the kids watching, "Read It" manages to work the meaning into the story without making it painfully obvious.As with any children's movie, the story is sub duded, written for a child to understand and enjoy (though this is one of the first Disney Channel films I remember where two of the characters actually kiss; there was only a peck on the check in "HSM." The little romance between Jamie and her background best guy friend was more then enough to keep me interested) but still manages to capture the attention of any age group. Even at the age of 18, I found the movie adorable and entertaining, something I would watch again given the chance.While "Read It and Weep" is no "High School Musical", it is certainly a movie to stand with "HSM" when it comes to turning around the quality of Disney Channel movies. If Disney continues to make films like "Read It and Weep", which smartly appeal to kids, teenagers and older teens like myself, then they were be right back on track with the old films they used to make "back in the day." "Read It and Weep" certainly deserves a viewing, no matter your age and, if nothing else, will leave you with a hint of a smile on your face.