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Casey Paulson (Madison McLaughlin) reluctantly returns to school after a house fire killed her father and left her with an awkward wig to cover her burnt up hair. Her mother Laura (Heather McComb) has a new boyfriend. Her former friends take revenge for previous cruelties. Popular head cheerleader Reagan (Bayley Corman) comes to her rescue despite warnings. With Reagan's protection, Casey starts taking revenge upon her enemies. With Reagan's help, she gets into the running for the Most Inspiring Student.
The start is a little confused about the timing in the movie. It's seventeen minutes before Casey and Reagan sit down for an exposition dump. Casey's relationship with the two girls is also a bit confused which is only explained around the midway point. Non of it is set up well. Also, I'd prefer a more traditional setup with Reagan as the lead character. She could learn things about Casey over time. When done in the reversed way, we're discovering things about Casey and feeling like the movie is simply holding back. That can be frustrating especially with Reagan being clueless. Also McLaughlin doesn't have quite the inner darkness of Casey. I know they're going for evil rather than dark. It's also the wig. It needs to be brunette wig rather than an ugly blonde one. The wig is so ugly that it pulls focus away from the actors and the story. It's a lot of little annoyances that subtracts from the movie. Of all the concepts, the best is the Single White Female. There is potential there but that's only brought up when the movie is transitioning into the third act.
The start is a little confused about the timing in the movie. It's seventeen minutes before Casey and Reagan sit down for an exposition dump. Casey's relationship with the two girls is also a bit confused which is only explained around the midway point. Non of it is set up well. Also, I'd prefer a more traditional setup with Reagan as the lead character. She could learn things about Casey over time. When done in the reversed way, we're discovering things about Casey and feeling like the movie is simply holding back. That can be frustrating especially with Reagan being clueless. Also McLaughlin doesn't have quite the inner darkness of Casey. I know they're going for evil rather than dark. It's also the wig. It needs to be brunette wig rather than an ugly blonde one. The wig is so ugly that it pulls focus away from the actors and the story. It's a lot of little annoyances that subtracts from the movie. Of all the concepts, the best is the Single White Female. There is potential there but that's only brought up when the movie is transitioning into the third act.
- SnoopyStyle
- Apr 25, 2020
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- kyleallencole9
- Dec 16, 2019
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O.k.movie ,my problem with it was the main character had to wear wigs because her hair was burnt off in a fire but one month later she had long beautiful hair and no wig😂😂
- lwebb26456
- Jun 24, 2020
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- phd_travel
- Jan 20, 2020
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I'm surprised that the rating isn't higher. This movie is fun entertainment. Not cult-classic material, but nearly so.
- 008_Bob-JamesBob
- Aug 3, 2021
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- crybaby-30283
- Jan 23, 2020
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Very well-written movie about a girl who survived a fire but there's way more to the plot than just that. Madison McLaughlin does a wonderful portraying the victim here or is she???? Not your typical LMN movie. Tune in if you can.
- Chartreuse1
- Dec 14, 2019
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