It was refreshing to see a good quality teen flick that wasn't about the main protagonists trying the get 'laid' by prom night... This had some strong female characters, and a simple but interesting premise. Fighting back, high school style, against the social inequalities and sexism that unfortunately still exist today... They could t seem to get any real traction or help from those in the school system that should be there to help... In the trailer you hear the Principal say 'don't use the word harassment, then I have to do a whole heap over paper work.' Pathetic to think this may actually be the reality for many young people in need of help in our state school system.
The main antagonist, captain of the football team, although a stereotypical character, was needed for the narrative to move at the pace it did. This character was a bit too cartoonish and over the top at times, and would have been better if it was played more restrained and realistic.
The fact that the main character used an old school paper newsletter to spread her thoughts, and get other people on board for the cause was great. You see her manually cutting and pasting words and images to make these cool little booklets, then ride down to the local copy place to make photocopies. This could have so easily been done as an 'on-line' blog or similar. But it wouldn't have had the same visual impact as seeing all those high school students socialising by reading and discussing the newsletters content... So good.
I felt it finished a bit abruptly and really could have 'kicked off' with an unexpected ending that the audience didn't see coming. As it turns out, the ending was fine, just too easy and obvious for a film of this nature. If you have seen 'promising young woman' this could have been organised to be a very clever prequel from their high school days...
Enjoy...
The main antagonist, captain of the football team, although a stereotypical character, was needed for the narrative to move at the pace it did. This character was a bit too cartoonish and over the top at times, and would have been better if it was played more restrained and realistic.
The fact that the main character used an old school paper newsletter to spread her thoughts, and get other people on board for the cause was great. You see her manually cutting and pasting words and images to make these cool little booklets, then ride down to the local copy place to make photocopies. This could have so easily been done as an 'on-line' blog or similar. But it wouldn't have had the same visual impact as seeing all those high school students socialising by reading and discussing the newsletters content... So good.
I felt it finished a bit abruptly and really could have 'kicked off' with an unexpected ending that the audience didn't see coming. As it turns out, the ending was fine, just too easy and obvious for a film of this nature. If you have seen 'promising young woman' this could have been organised to be a very clever prequel from their high school days...
Enjoy...