merelyaninnuendo
The To Do ListThe concept is dull, familiar and addition to that the feature completely relies upon it, walks on it and never outgrows it or offers anything more than that. The script is wafer thin and ridiculous to a point where it crosses the sense of a sketchy sequences and derails quickly in its self-created tracks. The trajectory doesn't go as far as one would imagine in fact it is fixated in a mere loop. The technical aspects too are disappointing from sound department to the editing. Maggie Carrey; the writer-director, has done a decent work on executing the premise, but the script is the real culprit in here that never had enough crisp to make it in the first place. Aubrey Plaza fits perfectly for the character projected in here and is supported well by Bill Hader. One of the major conundrum, is the stakes that are depicted, as is never able to communicate with the viewers and everything is acceptable or feasible. The To Do List is actually a not-to-do-list for the viewers, makers and the actors working on something that is deliberately mediocre and dull.
kvs-07465
THere is absolutely nothing worth while in this film. The casting is terrible, the lead character has no appeal, supporting cast is equally as dull, with the exception of Rachael Bison. How they got her in this film is a mystery. Usually a movie like this has some sort of moral or emotional payoff at the end.. this had nothing. There wasn't a single laugh along the way. Whoever wrote this trash should have their writing credentials taken away. Almost as bad as something Tina Fey would have written.If you read this PLEASE Don't WASTE YOUR TIME with this one. I wish i could have my 2 hours back
hsibley2
Saw this movie by accident flipping through TV channels. In all I found the dialog and acting to be entertaining. The subject matter and its details are not for those easily embarrassed for the movie holds nothing back. If I had not seen real people behaving like the characters in this movie I would have been inclined to say the movie was ridiculous. But real people young and old behave this way. I gave this movie only a 7 because I felt the subject matter was too serious for some of the slapstick balloon editorials at the conclusion of completing a line item on the list. Aubrey Plaza with her wonderful eyes was ideal as the lead and the overall cast very good.
SnoopyStyle
It's 1993 in Boise, Idaho. Brandy Klark (Aubrey Plaza) has just graduated from high school as the straight laced valedictorian and a virgin. She has a loose older sister Amber (Rachel Bilson), frank mother (Connie Britton) and an embarrassed father (Clark Gregg). Cameron (Johnny Simmons) is her nerdy friend who is in love with her. Fiona (Alia Shawkat) and Wendy (Sarah Steele) are her slutty best friends. She gets convinced by her sister that she needs to lose her virginity before going to college. She wants to lose it to hot guy Rusty Waters (Scott Porter). So she makes a sexual to-do list. She's working at the pool managed by Willy (Bill Hader) for the summer where Rusty, Derrick (Donald Glover) and Cameron are working.This is a fine inappropriate coming of age movie from writer/director Maggie Carey. My biggest problem is actually Aubrey Plaza. She's too old to play a teenager. She also plays very sarcastic which takes away from the character. I think either Alia Shawkat or Sarah Steele would be better fit. They have a more innocent persona which would work much better for the character. Aubrey's whole act is low energy sarcasm. It's a better fit for a sarcastic bitter friend with a heart like 'Parks and Recreation'.
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