The positive reviews, especially the ones saying this is fun for the whole family, are probably people that worked on the movie.
The acting is painful. The use of self harm as a joke is just disappointing. The music is exhausting. It doesn't do anything very well at all. The movie doesn't take itself seriously yet is so unfunny and grueling to watch. There are no nods to actual emo culture. And you could probably guess everything that happens after like 20 minutes of watching.
The actor that plays Ethan just looks so goofy and fake the whole time - he is not selling this weird boomer stereotype of an emo at all. Don't get me wrong though, nobody could ever have been good for this role because the script is cursed.
The acting is painful. The use of self harm as a joke is just disappointing. The music is exhausting. It doesn't do anything very well at all. The movie doesn't take itself seriously yet is so unfunny and grueling to watch. There are no nods to actual emo culture. And you could probably guess everything that happens after like 20 minutes of watching.
The actor that plays Ethan just looks so goofy and fake the whole time - he is not selling this weird boomer stereotype of an emo at all. Don't get me wrong though, nobody could ever have been good for this role because the script is cursed.