Senior Year is a film directed by alex Hardcastle and based on a screenplay by Andrew Knauer, Arthur Pielli, and brandon Scott Jones. The Netflix comedy fails to capture any enchantment with a mediocre script that could have used a lot more heart, despite attempting to include parts of iconic films from the late 1990s and early 2000s. The picture is full of nostalgia, but it fails to use it to enhance its own plot. The main character, relationship dynamics, and premise are all superficial, and Senior Year never lives up to its potential, despite a few amusing moments.
Stephanie Conway (Angourie Rice) is neither popular nor cool. Stephanie swears to become famous in order to avoid being ridiculed or belittled in front of her peers by cruel girl Tiffany (Ana Yi Puig, later played by Zo Chao as an adult). Stephanie is not just cheerleading captain by her senior year, but she's also dating Blaine (Tyler Barnhardt, who later played Justin Hartley as an adult), Harding High's most popular male, and she's on course to become prom queen. Her hopes, however, are dashed after a cheerleading accident leaves her in a 20-year coma. Stephanie (now played by Rebel Wilson) is astonished to find she's been unconscious for so long when she wakes up at 37. Stephanie makes contact with her former pals Martha (Mary Holland), now the high school administrator, and Seth (Sam Richardson), and chooses to return to high school in the hopes of being prom queen. The only problem is that the rules have changed since 2002, and Stephanie must keep up in order to win.
Senior Year plays like a low-budget rip-off of Never Been Kissed. It focuses on being charming and quirky, yet it's so deceptive that it never develops its own personality. The lack of heart in the film is maybe its biggest flaw. Stephanie's actions don't feel genuine, even when she understands she's been concentrating on the wrong issue for far too long. Stephanie rarely has time to reflect and think about what she is doing, as she is consumed by her desire to be popular and be crowned prom queen. The tale remains one-dimensional because the film never manages to pull its protagonist away from the superficial aspirations she pursues.
Senior Year feels like a complete waste of time, despite the fact that comedies can be stupid and even ridiculous. Yes, there are hints of what this movie could be. A sweet reminiscence between Stephanie and her late mother comes to mind as an example. Unfortunately, the small moments are completely overpowered by the idea, which never properly establishes any tension or stakes. Stephanie skates along, and it's clear that the movie is more concerned with appealing to millennial nostalgia than with its own story and character dynamics. A scene with Wilson and her co-stars reenacting Britney Spears' "(You Drive Me) Crazy" music video is amusing, but completely needless and annoying.
Viewers who grew up in the early 2000s will have far more interesting things to do than revisit an age that has previously been better depicted in other films (such as Disney Pixar's Turning Red). Younger viewers, on the other hand, may not find much else in the humour to enjoy or laugh along with. While there are some funny moments in Senior Year, they aren't enough to overcome the film's many shortcomings.
Stephanie Conway (Angourie Rice) is neither popular nor cool. Stephanie swears to become famous in order to avoid being ridiculed or belittled in front of her peers by cruel girl Tiffany (Ana Yi Puig, later played by Zo Chao as an adult). Stephanie is not just cheerleading captain by her senior year, but she's also dating Blaine (Tyler Barnhardt, who later played Justin Hartley as an adult), Harding High's most popular male, and she's on course to become prom queen. Her hopes, however, are dashed after a cheerleading accident leaves her in a 20-year coma. Stephanie (now played by Rebel Wilson) is astonished to find she's been unconscious for so long when she wakes up at 37. Stephanie makes contact with her former pals Martha (Mary Holland), now the high school administrator, and Seth (Sam Richardson), and chooses to return to high school in the hopes of being prom queen. The only problem is that the rules have changed since 2002, and Stephanie must keep up in order to win.
Senior Year plays like a low-budget rip-off of Never Been Kissed. It focuses on being charming and quirky, yet it's so deceptive that it never develops its own personality. The lack of heart in the film is maybe its biggest flaw. Stephanie's actions don't feel genuine, even when she understands she's been concentrating on the wrong issue for far too long. Stephanie rarely has time to reflect and think about what she is doing, as she is consumed by her desire to be popular and be crowned prom queen. The tale remains one-dimensional because the film never manages to pull its protagonist away from the superficial aspirations she pursues.
Senior Year feels like a complete waste of time, despite the fact that comedies can be stupid and even ridiculous. Yes, there are hints of what this movie could be. A sweet reminiscence between Stephanie and her late mother comes to mind as an example. Unfortunately, the small moments are completely overpowered by the idea, which never properly establishes any tension or stakes. Stephanie skates along, and it's clear that the movie is more concerned with appealing to millennial nostalgia than with its own story and character dynamics. A scene with Wilson and her co-stars reenacting Britney Spears' "(You Drive Me) Crazy" music video is amusing, but completely needless and annoying.
Viewers who grew up in the early 2000s will have far more interesting things to do than revisit an age that has previously been better depicted in other films (such as Disney Pixar's Turning Red). Younger viewers, on the other hand, may not find much else in the humour to enjoy or laugh along with. While there are some funny moments in Senior Year, they aren't enough to overcome the film's many shortcomings.
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