duolingoemailisadora
I don't want to trash the whole movie, but honestly I don't know anyone that could possibly enjoy any aspect of this movie. From beginning to end there was barely no character development and I couldn't understand most of the movie, not because of its complexity, but trashed because the characters motivations did not make sense at all. The moments of comedic relief were weak, with the immature adult trope being heavily relied on for the humor of the movie. I can't fathom how any writer of the movie could have thought for a split second that the lines on that movie were clever, or even properly delivered. Lines such as "stop trying to peak at her nipples" were meant to be fine but had no context and were honestly pretty alarming coming from a middle aged guy talking to his son. Even if you enjoy the "inappropriate" humor, you won't laugh at this movie. It is simply not funny and comparing it to Mean Girls or The Breakfast Club is an offense to the above. This movie was a completely let down because I know that the Fine Brothers work with teenagers from their react program, and I thought they would have consulted the opnion of actual teenagers to have a slightly more accurate picture of the high school struggles. But no, no honestly, it is not even necessary to be a high school teenager to make a better movie. This movie is not even good for an over exaggerated satire. I give one star out of pity.
krismoren
Upon sitting down to watch a movie called F the Prom, one does not expect much. The premise details a story that's been told over and over again, recycled, trashed, and then used again. The leads are far too pretty and the trailer doesn't elicit more than a nervous chuckle at best. You expect that you're not in for anything great, but you decide that it's an okay way to spend a Friday night and hope you'll, at the very least, be able to get a couple giggles out of laughing at the film - because you know you won't be laughing at it.
And then you watch the movie.
How dreadful, painful this viewing experience is cannot be explained by words alone. It's not enough to talk about how painfully flat the film is on a technical level and how there isn't the slightest hint of style or personality in the film. It isn't enough to discuss, in length, the needlessly mean spirited jokes and the offensively painful jokes (a joke is made out of a protagonist's dad constantly sexualizing his next door neighbor, a school principal makes a joke about statutory rape). It isn't even enough to add to talk about the contrived story - which, believe me, we've all seen done before. Maybe not even enough to talk about how tonally deaf and inconsistent the film is (did the movie want to be an episode of Family Guy or a biting black comedy that tackled social issues?).
This is bafflingly bad movie, but I think what really, really breaks the film, what hammers the nail into the coffin, is the fact that every bad choice in this movie - well, every choice - seems done without any purpose at all. Take, for instance, the needless pop culture references. The Breakfast Club gang hangs out in the background of a couple scenes. The protagonists reference Game of Thrones and Degrassi. Or take the directorial choices. A long take at the beginning. An absence of visual storytelling. This is a cynical mess, a horribly inaccurate, cliched, and offensive take on social hierarchy; but what makes it all the worse is that it is so empty. There isn't a point, a purpose. Sure, a couple moral messages are tossed out, but never because the directors/writers are trying to make a point. It's less about saying something and more about hitting the beats a movie like this needs to beat.
I have nothing against The Fine Bros. I don't dislike the content of their videos or them as people. I am sure they wrote this film with the best of intentions and probably put a good bit of heart into the production of this film. I hope they try their hand at film again. I hope they improve upon themselves.
But this movie is just awful. An absolute mess. An insult to high school, high school movies, teenagers, film, social media, prom, the cast, the crew. I sincerely hope the Fine Bros learn from this.
mdnitfantasy
The movie is full of cliches and bullying from the start. I can understand if people think some of the jokes and played out stereotypes are trying to poke fun at high school, but the acting is horrible and it misses the mark. I started to wonder if the writer or actors actually believe prom is the "best night of your life", and that there is nothing beyond high school.I think this movie would be incredibly toxic to kids who are currently in high school and it is frustrating if you're out of it. The idea that bullying/revenge is okay ("make them feel how we did all of high school") when it comes from the underdog is a horrible idea to plant. The boy's father endorses this unrealistic way of helping everyone come down to earth and it doesn't. None of the student body really learns anything. Regardless, the whole movie encourages bullying. One particularly unrealistic detail to me was when a supporting character's actions result in him being arrested and put on the child sex-offender list for life, but he gets the girl so "it was totally worth it". That's not an appropriate mindset to encourage. Also, don't get me started on the father of the main character hitting on the girl.
The ending for the boy is somewhat hopeful, and I'm glad they did not make him give up his future for a girl. That is probably the only redeeming factor.
