I rented this movie without knowing what it was about, and therefore I had no expectations. The first thing I liked about the movie was that there was a large group of friends represented, and that stereotypes at seemingly been thrown out the window. Of course, the high school representation wasn't very realistic on the whole.
I liked the characters, but i thought that the movie could have been so much better if Amber Tamblyn's "Wendy" wasn't the only main subject in the movie. The group of friends is so tight, and they've been together since elementary, so I didn't buy that Wendy's choice to leave the group would cause the friends to disband, seemingly forever.
Personally i think a more realistic angle would've been to showcase each individual in the group of friends, as they all seemed to have an interesting back story. The characters Robert and Jonah for instance, are revealed to have been sleeping together at the end. Both characters were practically mute throughout the film. I feel their story could have been explored more. As could've Pryce's insecurities within his tight knit group, and Billie's controlling need for them all to be together. Ann could've been given a bit more depth as well. I feel it would've been more realistic if all their problems were explored and the group disbanded because of all of them, not just Wendy's whims with love outside the circle.
Speaking of which, their love didn't seem interesting enough for her to want out of her friend's arrangement so bad. The character Sean just seemed like an ass.
Overall i enjoyed the friends together since they all seemed to click rather well, but thought that the plot was poorly done.
I liked the characters, but i thought that the movie could have been so much better if Amber Tamblyn's "Wendy" wasn't the only main subject in the movie. The group of friends is so tight, and they've been together since elementary, so I didn't buy that Wendy's choice to leave the group would cause the friends to disband, seemingly forever.
Personally i think a more realistic angle would've been to showcase each individual in the group of friends, as they all seemed to have an interesting back story. The characters Robert and Jonah for instance, are revealed to have been sleeping together at the end. Both characters were practically mute throughout the film. I feel their story could have been explored more. As could've Pryce's insecurities within his tight knit group, and Billie's controlling need for them all to be together. Ann could've been given a bit more depth as well. I feel it would've been more realistic if all their problems were explored and the group disbanded because of all of them, not just Wendy's whims with love outside the circle.
Speaking of which, their love didn't seem interesting enough for her to want out of her friend's arrangement so bad. The character Sean just seemed like an ass.
Overall i enjoyed the friends together since they all seemed to click rather well, but thought that the plot was poorly done.