I try to avoid modern movies as much as I can, but when I saw this I thought it would be some dumb fun for an hour and a half. And oh boy, I was 50% right. The dump part is certainly there, but the fun isn't.
This movie checks all the boxes on why modern movies are atrocious. The ridiculous girl-power premise, the cringe unfunny attempts at comedy, the feminist messaging, the youngster who bosses parents around, the pseudo-dramatic subplot that has no purpose, the random character traits that add nothing, the "edgy" senseless ending. This movie has it all.
The "couple" -- I use that term loosely here, it's more fitting to call the predator/victim situation -- has zero chemistry. The build up for any romantic comedy is certainly the hardest part, because it can easily feel forced. This one is the champion of all forced plots. Absolutely nothing makes sense.
The boy is supposed to be timid, introspective. Yet, after a short while, he's not only quite comfortable with the absurd situation with the girl, he's able to sing and play the piano to a group of dozens of strangers, he also feels pretty sure of himself to juggle the parents and the girl at the breakfast table when he find out, and to confront his parents with the maturity and understanding of what should be done to help of an expert psychologist. It's beyond ridiculous.
It also throws in random character traits that are just there for the sake of it. It's what modern filmmakers think adds depth to characters. For example, Jennifer Lawrence's character rides inline skates, supposedly because she doesn't have a car, and to make her appear more quirky or something. She rides to the parents house to accept the job, and when she gets there, she has to climb a set of stairs to meet the parents, who are at the top. She simply doesn't take off the skates! She tries clumsily going up the stairs with the skates on. They put it there as a comedic moment, but it's just stupid, there's nothing even remotely funny about it, and it actually drives you mad at the idiocy.
The attempts at comedy are certainly ridiculous, but other moments can be just as bad. Like the fact that Jennifer's character somehow can fight off a group young bullies at the beach, or the fact that they expect you to feel sad about some nonsensical subplot about a couple having to move to another state -- they somehow try to make this seem like it's the ultimate drama; and it's just them moving.
This movie is a perfect example of how nothing is safe from modern filmmakers. They are a source of corruption, devastating everything that is even remotely decent.
This movie checks all the boxes on why modern movies are atrocious. The ridiculous girl-power premise, the cringe unfunny attempts at comedy, the feminist messaging, the youngster who bosses parents around, the pseudo-dramatic subplot that has no purpose, the random character traits that add nothing, the "edgy" senseless ending. This movie has it all.
The "couple" -- I use that term loosely here, it's more fitting to call the predator/victim situation -- has zero chemistry. The build up for any romantic comedy is certainly the hardest part, because it can easily feel forced. This one is the champion of all forced plots. Absolutely nothing makes sense.
The boy is supposed to be timid, introspective. Yet, after a short while, he's not only quite comfortable with the absurd situation with the girl, he's able to sing and play the piano to a group of dozens of strangers, he also feels pretty sure of himself to juggle the parents and the girl at the breakfast table when he find out, and to confront his parents with the maturity and understanding of what should be done to help of an expert psychologist. It's beyond ridiculous.
It also throws in random character traits that are just there for the sake of it. It's what modern filmmakers think adds depth to characters. For example, Jennifer Lawrence's character rides inline skates, supposedly because she doesn't have a car, and to make her appear more quirky or something. She rides to the parents house to accept the job, and when she gets there, she has to climb a set of stairs to meet the parents, who are at the top. She simply doesn't take off the skates! She tries clumsily going up the stairs with the skates on. They put it there as a comedic moment, but it's just stupid, there's nothing even remotely funny about it, and it actually drives you mad at the idiocy.
The attempts at comedy are certainly ridiculous, but other moments can be just as bad. Like the fact that Jennifer's character somehow can fight off a group young bullies at the beach, or the fact that they expect you to feel sad about some nonsensical subplot about a couple having to move to another state -- they somehow try to make this seem like it's the ultimate drama; and it's just them moving.
This movie is a perfect example of how nothing is safe from modern filmmakers. They are a source of corruption, devastating everything that is even remotely decent.