Prom King, 2010 (2017) User Reviews

The most awkward, implausible way to search for Mr. Right

[WatchedAfew · 6/10 · 5 November 2017]

Prom King deals with the follies of an intelligent young man trying to find love in lower Manhattan. His friendship with a late 20s / early 30s gay man helps hold the film together as the protagonist makes every mistake possible in his search for Mr. Right. The main character is not plausible. We are to believe that he was a socially adept high school student able to be Prom King and a hopeless social misfit when a university student. The movie tries to link the main character's interest in classic movies to his romantic adventures, but the effort is clumsy. It is unclear what, if anything he studies, at the unknown university he attends. He has no classmates, no homework, no exams, no libraries or study halls, no text books, no professors, no student clubs, no student athletic facility and a 4.0 grade point in something. The story is not credible. The quality of the photography is good and the actors do their part, but the story line is so unconvincing that the film is irredeemable.