Bottoms

I mean this with the greatest of respect, but I feel like this is made for the generation of people currently on Twitter replying to all cinema posts with "sksksksk fr fr yasssssss we WILL be seated". It's an interesting twist on the high school, raunchy comedy with a gay twist, but nothing really comedically landed for me throughout the majority of this. I really did enjoy the soundtrack and aesthetic of the movie though, and the outtake sizzle reel at the end was great. Just alright, not to the heights that the internet would have you believe, but still decent enough.

This uses a lot of overexposed tropes from coming-of-age films and sex comedies, but its unapologetically campy dna gives it a fresh twist. I don’t mean that lightly: the characters are more heightened than your average Wes Anderson type and the dialogue is specifically written to maximize the amount of sass and queerness. If you thought _Barbie_ was annoying, I don’t recommend watching this. I generally found it to be decently funny, entertaining and energetic in the moment but without leaving a deeper impression. In terms of story it checks every box, its creativity lies more in coming up with fun scenes than it does with unique character arcs. Visually it’s slightly above average for a comedy, however due to it being heavy on close-ups and centre framing, it still has that disposability factor to it that’s often found in direct to streaming films. The music also gets too excessive and annoying at points. All in all, it’s a decent film that I can see (hopefully) contributing to the resurgence of low/mid budget comedies in the mainstream. 6/10