supermaggie
Basically the movie's plot is a good idea/well-meant, but unfortunately completely miscast with Victoria Justice. Did she think (for lack of roles), 'if Charlize Theron gets an Oscar for ugliness, I can establish myself in an "ugly" role as a serious actress'? Ridiculous, especially since the "uglification" takes place only by giving her glasses - which does not provide any credibility and is also a massive insult for all girls who need to wear glasses and are still not ugly or (ugly) outsiders as a result. Eden Sher is a much better fit and convincing, but the evil cliché for the choice of the 'bitch characters' destroys all good approaches: the bad guys are of course all blondes (even including the principal!) - it cannot get any more trite - and on the "decent" side there is not a single blond - pure cliché AND not even true. When I look around as well as think of my schooldays, the power-hungry bitches who bullied others are/were all brunette or black-haired (roughly the Victoria Justice type or even darker). Maybe this is different in the US, but the prejudice that blondes were getting preferential treatment has not been true since the 50s / 60s. The (wannabe-)coolest/most popular and most beastly ones are the dark-haired girls - that's at least what I experience(d), sorry if it does not please you. Overall, the whole movie comes across as pretty insincere (despite the well-meant intentions and potent beginnings) or even as a mere vehicle, so that Victoria J. can finally pair-up with her buddy Avan Jogia (at least on film)- sorry, pathetic, not enough, wrong approach/execution.
louise_dias_paul
I did find this movie a quite mediocre, cliché teen chick flick. There were so many flaws in this movie that it made the movie experience cringe worthy. The characters were some what relatable, but also poorly acted. Like you would have the most typical characters that you would find in any chick flick. Like the mean girls vs the socially awkward girls. It did become a bit of a bore since I have seen it all before. There wasn't really anything "great" about this movie. The concept and plot was quite interesting though it was poorly executed. I found also the narration throughout the movie were totally unnecessary. I felt really confused because we were looking into both of the two best friends lives, So it just felt useless having narration in the movie; It just felt tacky and rushed, just to give a bit more substance to the movie. There wasn't much intelligence to the movie. It was about geeks and freaks but it just felt so badly done, I just didn't like it at all. It is also just another knock off mean girls chick flick. Just watch mean girls.
J. O.
In spite of its attempt to appeal to geeks by CONSTANTLY pandering with sci-fi references, this is ultimately a good example of what happens when a talented cast gets little to do. That's not to say there aren't funny moments. There are! (Especially from Eden Sher.) But the overall experience feels empty. It's yet another teen movie version of Animal Farm with very little imagination and not even a clear idea of how the "losers" take over the school. I had at least hoped for a fun, cathartic story about getting revenge on the "mean girls" but even that angle is subverted. The filmmakers force us to feel sorry for the people we'd rather love to hate and suck the fun out of it. Yet the "geek vs chic revolution" story continues, even after we're left with no side to root for. I get it
That was the point. Okay. But it was very unsatisfying. Again, it wasn't awful or un-watchable. Just
"eh."
jm-255
Played this for my two nieces, ages 11 and 12, and they loved it. I could hear them laughing as I was cooking in the kitchen. I watched most of it from afar and it looked good.My younger niece already asked to watch it again, so I figured I'd post this review for anyone else who might have girls in junior high. It seems perfect for them.
AD
