I see why 'Booksmart' has been compared to 'Superbad', but I actually got more 'Can't Hardly Wait' vibes and a few from 'Dazed & Confused'. With that said, it's not as good as any of them.
I did think there were a lot of funny moments, though and I think the overall plot was good. I laughed out loud at the dance moves at the beginning and I could def relate to Molly waiting for her crush to return to her at a party and then he ghosted her another girl.
But certain things really bothered me that made me give this a lower score than it might've been.
Right off the bat was, why are these kids wearing turtlenecks, tights, blazers and layers in Los Angeles in May/ June?
Also where were Molly's parents? And why was Molly -- 17/ 18 years old -- the one who got Amy out of jail? In real life, she would have at least had one of her own parents with her to help (if Amy didn't want hers knowing where she was).
Similarly, why was it MOLLY who dropped Amy off at the airport? Realistically, Amy's parents would've been the ones to do it (and they probably would've gone into the airport to wait with her at the terminal).
And don't even get me started about the girls changing into Miss Fine's clothes in the back of the car and they just happen to fit (Jessica Williams is 6' tall).
It's little unrealistic bits like this that could easily have been dealt with and made the film better than it was. I really like Olivia Wilde, but she doesn't seem very detail oriented in her direction.
I did think there were a lot of funny moments, though and I think the overall plot was good. I laughed out loud at the dance moves at the beginning and I could def relate to Molly waiting for her crush to return to her at a party and then he ghosted her another girl.
But certain things really bothered me that made me give this a lower score than it might've been.
Right off the bat was, why are these kids wearing turtlenecks, tights, blazers and layers in Los Angeles in May/ June?
Also where were Molly's parents? And why was Molly -- 17/ 18 years old -- the one who got Amy out of jail? In real life, she would have at least had one of her own parents with her to help (if Amy didn't want hers knowing where she was).
Similarly, why was it MOLLY who dropped Amy off at the airport? Realistically, Amy's parents would've been the ones to do it (and they probably would've gone into the airport to wait with her at the terminal).
And don't even get me started about the girls changing into Miss Fine's clothes in the back of the car and they just happen to fit (Jessica Williams is 6' tall).
It's little unrealistic bits like this that could easily have been dealt with and made the film better than it was. I really like Olivia Wilde, but she doesn't seem very detail oriented in her direction.
